RIVERSIDE, CA, USA
N90TS
TAYLOR SMITH WITMAN W-10
The pilot made a 3-point landing, then bounced back into the air. He added power and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane departed the runway and collided with a fence running parallel to the runway.
On April 11, 2000, about 1030 hours Pacific daylight time, an experimental Taylor Smith Witman W-10, N90TS, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway and collided with a fence while landing at Flabob Airport, Riverside, California. The private pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and suffered minor injuries. The local personal flight departed about 1015 and stayed in the landing pattern. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot informed the Federal Aviation Administration accident coordinator that he made a 3-point landing, then bounced back into the air. He added power and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane departed the runway and collided with a fence running parallel to the runway.
failure of the pilot to recover from a bounced landing resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with a fence.
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