ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188827
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| Date: | Saturday 23 July 2016 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: | Freedom Master FM-2 Air Shark |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N282XT |
| MSN: | 026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Haddam, NW of Goodspeed Airport (42B), East Haddam, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | East Haddam, CT (42B) |
| Farmingdale, NY (FRG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to witnesses, the commercial pilot performed an engine run-up and then departed the airport in the experimental, amateur-built airplane. The airplane climbed to about 400 ft above ground level, entered a steep left bank then a spin, and descended behind trees. Video recorded by one of the witnesses showed the airplane in the spin and also revealed that the engine was operating until it impacted a house. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot did not have much flight time in the accident airplane, and most of the accident airplane’s initial test flights were completed by another pilot. There were no entries in the pilot's logbook associated with the accident airplane make and model. Given the lack of mechanical malfunctions and the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane, it is likely that the pilot failed to maintain airplane control during the initial climb.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the initial climb.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=282xt
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2016 01:07 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Jul-2016 11:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2016 14:24 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 19:03 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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