GILBERT, AZ, USA
N3225D
GOLDWING DRAGAN
THE PLT/OWNER HAD ASSEMBLED THE ACFT FROM A KIT APRX 1 YR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES. WHEN HE RETURNED TO LAND AT THE ULTRALIGHT FLT PARK, HE DECIDED TO MAKE A LOW, SHORT FINAL APCH TO DECREASE THE STOPPAGE DISTANCE. NEAR THE APCH END OF THE RWY, THERE WAS A PERPENDICULAR ROAD THAT WAS ELEVATED 3 TO 4 FT ABOVE THE LANDING AREA. THE PLT STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD, ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE TOP. AFTER HITTING THE ROAD, THE ACFT BOUNCED UPWARDS, STALLED & IMPACTED ON THE RWY, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACFT THEN GROUND LOOPED & COLLAPSED THE MAIN GEAR. THE WIND WAS REPORTEDLY FROM THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 KTS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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