Amateur-built LONG E-Z-E- accident near Hammond, Louisiana, December 28, 1989
On December 28, 1989 at about 7:35 pm local time, a amateur-built LONG E-Z-E-, registered N77NW, was destroyed in an accident near Hammond, Louisiana (Hammond airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING AND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 28, 1989 · about 7:35 pm local time
- Place
- Hammond, Louisiana · Hammond
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built LONG E-Z-E- LONG E-Z-E
- Registration
- N77NW · registry record · serial 931
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LANDING FROM THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE. HE SAID HE MADE A HARD TO SEVERE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF INTO SOFT SOIL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. WIND WAS FROM 220 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIXED MAIN LANDING GEAR AND A RETRACTABLE NOSE GEAR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 185 hours in all; 2 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 150 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, December 28, 1990; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,425 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 0R9 at 7:30 pm
- Destination: OR9
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 4,600 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,300 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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