ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59784
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| Date: | Saturday 2 May 2009 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: | Aero Adventure Aventura II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N20GH |
| MSN: | AA2A0123 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 140 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Griffith-Merillville Airport (05C) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Griffith, IN (05C) |
| Griffith, IN (05C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airspeed indicator failed during takeoff. He elected to continue the takeoff because there was insufficient distance to stop on the remaining runway. The pilot intended to remain in the traffic pattern and return for landing. However, as the pilot turned to left crosswind the airplane became difficult to control, pitched down and impacted the ground. A post accident examination revealed that the tubing from the pitot tube was disconnected from a mating length of tubing located at the left wing root. The left wing root structure was intact and impact damage did not appear to have contributed to the pitot static system discontinuity. No other anomalies associated with a pre-impact failure were observed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airspeed indicator due to separation of the pitot-static line at the left wing root.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2009 21:43 | Digitalis | Added |
| 03-May-2009 13:13 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2009 09:12 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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