Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing touchdown, resulting in a hard landing.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot reported that during the landing touchdown, she landed "a bit hard," and the forward momentum caused the nose of the airplane to contact the runway. A postflight inspection revealed substantial damage to the right aft wing strut and to the fuselage underneath the rudder pedals.
The student pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA15CA180 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 9, 2015
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Burlington, Wisconsin
- Nearest airport
- Burlington Muni (BUU)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built AIR CAMPER
- N-number
- N29NX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.