ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140508
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| Date: | Thursday 22 December 2011 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N161PC |
| MSN: | 962-2004 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Union County Airport - KMRT, Marysville, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marysville, OH (MRT) |
| Marysville, OH (MRT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing low-level aerobatics for a ground-based observer for the purpose of renewing his low-level aerobatic competency waiver. As the airplane was pulling out from a dive while performing a maneuver described by the observer as a “modified clover-leaf/split-‘S’,” the airplane struck the ground in a wings-level attitude. The observer noted that nothing sounded out of the ordinary with respect to engine operation during the flight. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed no anomalies that could be attributed to a preexisting failure or malfunction. Based on the witness description and the postaccident examination, it is likely that the pilot misjudged the aerobatic maneuver and had insufficient altitude to recover from the ensuing dive.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude from the terrain while performing low-level aerobatics.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.journal-news.com/news/ohio-news/airport-ohio-pilot-crashes-while-doing-aerobatics-1303015.html
http://www.onntv.com/content/stories/2011/12/22/marysville-plane-crash-reported.html
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=161PC&x=18&y=13
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMRT
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111223X32647&key=1
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000514128.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2011 13:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Dec-2011 13:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2011 15:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2011 00:01 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 23-Dec-2011 13:50 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage] |
| 11-Jan-2012 00:32 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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