None Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Lucasville, Ohio 45648
Saturday, July 16, 1994 20:40 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LANDING ON THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. HE SAID, '[I] LINED UP FOR WEST LANDING...ABOUT 40 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY [THE] LEFT WING WAS DROPPING...[I] ADDED RIGHT AILERON...RIGHT WING WENT OVER AND HIT THE GROUND.' THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED ON THE RUNWAY. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AT 2 KNOTS WITH NO GUSTS. THE PILOT HAD NO FLIGHT TIME IN THIS AIRPLANE IN THE LAST 90 DAYS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING FLARE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRPLANE.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/16/1994
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 2040
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City LUCASVILLE
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 45648
Event Date Year 1994
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport NONE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID NONE
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 710
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 2
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 698
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 16 1994 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2125
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2000 11:45AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5296Y
NTSB Number NYC94LA127
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name HAWK
Aircraft Model RUL-1
Aircraft Series Identifier RUL-1
Aircraft Serial Number 1
Certified Max Gross Weight 1190
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BRUCE A.HAWK
Aircraft Owner Street Address RT 3, BOX 80A
Aircraft Owner City LUCASVILLE
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45648
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1700
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 27
Runway Length 1145
Runway Width 40
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --