ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180567
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 2015 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Rans S-7S Courier |
| Owner/operator: | Jason Sneed - Monika Bonczkova |
| Registration: | N272X |
| MSN: | 1213601 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 274 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 914 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gerlach, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairfield, UT (UT99) |
| Herlong, NV (H37) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, while flying in a high desert valley, he intended to perform a low pass over a remote airstrip to assess its suitability for landing in the future. The pilot reported that prior to the pass, he slowed the airplane and added full flaps. He said that in this airplane configuration, following a left turn, the "flight controls in pitch became loose as if the tail stalled," and right afterward "the nose pitched down." He reported that he added power, and that his sensation was "that the plane was flying but being pushed to the ground with no feedback from the elevator." The pilot reported that as he approached the ground, he applied back pressure but the airplane impacted the ground hard. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior, to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.
It is likely that the airplane's configuration in conjunction with the reduced airspeed induced a tail stall pitching the nose down, due to the absence of tail-down force.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch and airspeed control, in conjunction with full flaps, while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in a tail-stall and subsequent impact with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N272X
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2015 05:18 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Oct-2015 05:19 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Oct-2015 15:42 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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