# NTSB Accident CHI88DEC04
> **PERKINS DRAGONFLY** · 1988-07-02 · FOWLERVILLE, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI88DEC04
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26137
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-07-02
- **Location:** FOWLERVILLE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.660972, -84.069084
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PERKINS
- **Model:** DRAGONFLY
- **Registration:** N192AP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF HIS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT BY TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS FOR RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND ABRUPTLY ON THE THIRD BOUNCE AND THE UPPER WING SPAR FAILED. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN UNDERDESIGNED.

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