ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182299
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| Date: | Sunday 13 December 2015 |
| Time: | 17:24 |
| Type: | Golden Circle Air T-Bird II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N92744 |
| MSN: | 28434 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582DCDI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Lower Creek Airport (NC27), Lenoir, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lenoir, NC (NC27) |
| Lenoir, NC (NC27) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was departing in the experimental light sport airplane. Onboard video footage from a wingtip-mounted camera provided a view of the cockpit. The pilot could be seen with his left hand on the control yoke, but his right hand, which was near the engine throttle, was obscured. The airplane took off and completed the upwind leg of the traffic pattern, and the pilot initiated a right turn toward the crosswind leg. The sound of the engine was smooth and continuous throughout the takeoff and climb. As the airplane entered the turn, a reduction in power was heard, but the engine sound remained smooth and continuous. At the moment of power reduction and the initiation of the turn, the pilot simultaneously applied left aileron, right rudder, and back pressure on the yoke. As the airplane rolled right and nosed down into a spin, the engine could be heard accelerating.
The “Remove Before Flight” flag on the locking pin for the airframe parachute deployment handle was observed in the camera’s field of view, as the pilot struggled with one hand and then two hands to remove the pin during the descent. Eventually, the pilot freed the pin and actuated the deployment handle as the nose of the airplane entered the tops of the trees. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact mechanical anomalies. The airframe parachute was free from its canister, but was not fully deployed due to the airplane’s low altitude at the time of deployment.
The video footage of the pilot simultaneously reducing engine power, increasing the airplane’s pitch attitude, and applying opposite aileron and rudder controls is consistent with a cross-controlled aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and a coordinated turn in the traffic pattern, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to remove the airframe parachute activation handle locking pin before flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=92744
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Media:
Here's another view of the T-bird ultralight. Crashed quarter mile from airport. pic.twitter.com/H1LLr7AzPg
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) 14 Décembre 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2015 05:29 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Dec-2015 13:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Plane category] |
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