ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189057
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 August 2016 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N430WT |
| MSN: | 145 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 249 hours |
| Engine model: | Bombardier 532 UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Miller Airport (C40), Bluffton, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bluffton, IN (C40) |
| Bluffton, IN (C40) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was operating a personal, local flight in the nonregistered, experimental amateur-built airplane with one passenger onboard. The student stated that, while the airplane was climbing through 500 ft above ground level after takeoff, there was an uncommanded left roll. He reported that the airspeed was 60 knots (which is above the stall speed of 40 mph listed in the airplane’s specifications). He applied right control input to the control stick, which did not counter the left roll. The airplane entered a left spiral descent, and the pilot pulled back on the control stick and applied right rudder until the airplane impacted terrain. He reported that the airplane’s engine was at full throttle during the flight and that it did not experience a loss of engine power.
A postaccident examination of the airframe, including the flight controls, revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The investigation could not determine the reason for the loss of roll control.
Probable Cause: The loss of roll control during climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=430WT
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2016 00:23 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Aug-2016 04:54 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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