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ATL06CA095

2006-06-20 · Sanford, North Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TTA

Current FAA registration · N5024J

Make / Model
FANTASY AIR SRO ALLEGRO 2000
Year of manufacture
2005 · 1 years old at event
Engine
ROTAX 912 (80 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20130530
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6444B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot's improper flare, and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

Factual narrative

On June 20, 2006, at 1430 eastern daylight time, an Allegro 2000, light sport airplane, N5024J, registered to and operated by B Bar D Aviation, Inc., as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, collided with runway 21, during touchdown at the Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport, Sanford, North Carolina. The airplane received substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The student pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from the Siler City Municipal Airport, Siler City, North Carolina, on June 20, 2006, at 1320. According to the student pilot, during touchdown the airplane bounced twice. He attempted to add full power to go-around, the left wing impacted the ground, and the airplane spun around 180-degrees. There were no mechanical problems reported by the student pilot. According to the student pilot, during touchdown the airplane bounced twice. He attempted to add full power to go-around, but the left wing impacted the ground, and the airplane spun around 180-degrees. The student pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2006_ATL06CA095.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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