ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40630
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 May 1998 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | M2 SPORT 1000 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | unreg. |
| MSN: | 1006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Semmes, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During initial climbout, a witness observed the ultralight experience a wing 'kick up', and subsequently entered a 180 degree steep turn and descended toward the departure strip. The airplane then impacted the terrain about 100 yards short of the runway. According to a witness, there was known low level turbulence off the end of the runway. CAUSE: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft after an encounter with turbulence during initial climb out. A related factor was the turbulence.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X10155
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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