ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131963
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1993 |
| Time: | 14:56 LT |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer |
| Owner/operator: | Gentry, Waldo L. |
| Registration: | N2067V |
| MSN: | 277 |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Titusville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was observed by a certified flight instructor (CFI) making a VFR approach for landing to a grass runway. The CFI stated the pilot appeared to have difficulty with the landing and initiated a go-around. The airplane was observed to make an immediate 90-degree left turn and reached about 50 to 100 feet agl. The left wing was observed to drop, the nose pitched down, and the airplane disappeared from view below the tree line colliding with the terrain.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) IN A GO-AROUND, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA93LA193
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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