ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291350
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 June 2016 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Team Mini-Max 1030R |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | unknown |
| Engine model: | Zeonoa |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Batesville, Indiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Batesville-Hillenbrand Airport, IN (HLB/KHLB) |
| Batesville-Hillenbrand Airport, IN (HLB/KHLB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the initial climb after takeoff, he noticed the controls were "loose and sloppy," and he elected to return to the airport and land. During the turn back to the airport, the airplane's nose dropped, and the pilot increased back pressure on the control stick with little effect. The airplane descended into the wooded terrain about 1/4-mile northwest of the airport, resulting in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot was likely unfamiliar with the airplane's handling characteristics, as he stated that he had not received any flight training specific to the accident airplane. It is likely that, during the turn, the nose dropped due an aerodynamic stall; the pilot's increased back pressure on the control stick exacerbated the stall by further decreasing the airspeed and increasing the angle of attack.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to depart without obtaining flight training in the accident airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16LA329
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 February 2007 | UNREG | Private | Adelanto, California | |
sub | |
| 19 March 2011 | UNREG | John Carrol Jennings | 1 | Clinton, South Carolina | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 12:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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