ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296537
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| Date: | Friday 11 October 2002 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: | Davis Early Bird Jenny |
| Owner/operator: | Christopher Antoine Davis |
| Registration: | N1918N |
| MSN: | CADEBJ001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 0 hours |
| Engine model: | Moto Guzzi V800T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Scottsburg, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Scottsburg, IN (3R8) |
| (3R8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on crosswind leg the aircraft stalled, entered a spin, and subsequently impacted a lake. The accident flight was the first flight since being certified as an experimental homebuilt. The pilot reported he departed to the north and climbed through 200 feet above ground level (agl) prior to turning crosswind. The pilot stated that during the turn he "noticed the controls getting mushy. Another glance at the airspeed indicator now showed 30 mph! I instantly pushed the stick forward and applied right aileron to level the wings. Simultaneously the left wing dropped and the nose yawed left. The aircraft continued a little more than 360[degrees] left turn before the application of right rudder and increasing speed stopped it. I had just [enough] time to raise the nose from [approximately] 60[degrees] nose down to a 15-20[degree] nose low attitude before I impacted the water slightly left wing low."
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control. Factors to the accident included the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin at a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 07:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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