Fremont Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Fremont, Nebraska 68025
Sunday, September 14, 2014 14:30 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that during the landing flare, he over-controlled and the airplane climbed. He then pushed forward on the elevator control and over-corrected. He said that before he knew it he was porpoising and the airplane landed hard. He stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the event. The airplane incurred damage to the firewall.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/14/2014
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1430
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Fremont
Event State NEBRASKA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 68025
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 412660N
Event Location Longitude 0963116W
Event Location Airport FREMONT MUNI
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FET
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles 5700
Degrees magnetic from airport 86
Airport Elevation 1204
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1935 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID FET
Elevation of weather observation facility 1204
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4700
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 20
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 9
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 160
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.13
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KFET 141935Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM SCT047 20/09
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 33264
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 8 2014 5:02PM
User who most recently changed record brajo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N710DM
NTSB Number CEN14CA514
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
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 STANLEY ARTHUR FREEMAN
Aircraft Model ZODIAC 601XL
Aircraft Series Identifier XL
Aircraft Serial Number 5636
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Unknown
Aircraft Registration Class --
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 Conditional
Date of Last Inspection Sep 13 2014 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 22
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name FREEMAN STANLEY A
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3245 MARIAN LN
Aircraft Owner City FREMONT
Aircraft Owner State NE
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 680256482
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name FREEMAN STANLEY A
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 3245 MARIAN LN
Operator City FREMONT
Operator State NE
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 680256482
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 FET
Departure City Fremont
Departure State NE
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1300
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code FET
Destination City Fremont
Destination State NE
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 8 2014 5:02PM
User who most recently changed record brajo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 14
Runway Length 6353
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --