ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292117
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 2006 |
| Time: | 05:45 LT |
| Type: | Kennedy Chinook Plus 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Rockne Kennedy |
| Registration: | N9077M |
| MSN: | 02272XS |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willow, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Willow, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was conducting the first test flight of the experimental amateur-built airplane under Title 14, CFR Part 91. The pilot said he elected to takeoff from a dirt road near his house. He reported that when he applied takeoff power the airplane climbed steeply, and he was unable to get the nose down. He said he reduced engine power, and mushed the airplane into the trees at the side of the road. The airplane received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. An FAA aviation safety inspector who examined the airplane after the accident, said he did not discover any preaccident mechanical anomalies. In his report to the NTSB, the pilot wrote, in part: "I believe I did a departure stall by letting it fly too soon."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was an inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC06LA087
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 14:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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