ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275802
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| Date: | Saturday 19 February 2022 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Quad City Challenger II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N438RN |
| MSN: | CW 2677 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 268 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax Aircraft Engines 503 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mountain Home, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mountain Home, TX |
| Mountain Home, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-certificated pilot reported that during the initial climb after taking off, he lowered flaps and the airplane pitched up into a nose-high attitude. The pilot reduced power and attempted to land back on the runway, but the airplane exceeded its critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at an altitude too low to allow for recovery. The airplane impacted trees and terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right aileron, the left wing strut, and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he had recently purchased and reassembled the airplane and had performed multiple takeoffs and landings before the accident takeoff. The pilot reported that the nose-high pitch after the flap application was 'higher than expected.â€
Probable Cause: The non-certificated pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA127
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2022 22:26 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-Jun-2022 11:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report] |
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