ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164648
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 March 2014 |
| Time: | 14:08 |
| Type: | Avid Bandit |
| Owner/operator: | Novodran Igor A |
| Registration: | N62PT |
| MSN: | 1509E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 398 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Washington County Airport (KAFJ), Washington, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Washington, PA (AFJ) |
| Washington, PA (AFJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the experimental, amateur-built airplane had completed three takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern before the accident. One witness stated that, after turning to the final leg of the traffic pattern, the airplane entered an estimated 90-degree left bank and spiraled nose down toward the ground. Another witness reported hearing the airplane and, when she looked up, the airplane was “wobbling” back and forth before it made a descending left turn toward the ground. A review of the weather conditions on the day and time of the accident revealed gusting winds with turbulence mixing to the surface. Postcrash examination of the airplane, engine, and systems revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. The bank and nose-down attitude after the turn are consistent with the pilot failing to maintain airspeed and angle of attack, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which he was unable to recover at low altitude.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control in gusty and turbulent wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=62PT
Location
Media:
Washington County, PA plane crash scene. Pilot was injured but conscious when emergency officials arrived on scene. pic.twitter.com/a4106uTYJK
— Dave Bondy (@WPXI_DaveBondy) March 11, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2014 21:52 | harro | Added |
| 12-Mar-2014 00:38 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2014 01:00 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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