ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282032
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 August 2022 |
| Time: | 17:39 LT |
| Type: |  MXR Technologies MX2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N263MX |
| MSN: | 3 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 467 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540-X experimental |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Osteen, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Daytona Beach, FL (7FL6) |
| Daytona Beach, FL (7FL6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident flight was part of a training and demonstration flight that included a series of aerobatic maneuvers. Flight track data for the accident flight revealed that the airplane departed and maneuvered for about 7 minutes before impacting terrain almost directly under the last data point. No linear ground scar was observed at the accident site, which was indicative of the airplane having descended nearly vertically to ground impact. Additionally, the wreckage was found in an inverted orientation. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of a preimpact mechanical anomaly that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane structure, the flight controls, or the engine. Estimated weight and balance calculations revealed that the airplane's weight and its aft center of gravity were likely at or near the limit for aerobatic flight.
Given the purpose of the flight, the flight track, and the orientation of the wreckage, it is likely that the pilot lost control of the airplane while performing aerobatic maneuvers and that the airplane inadvertently entered an inverted flat spin. A fracture of the elevator torque tube at the aft bulkhead opening corresponded with the elevator control surface being in the full nose-up position when the airplane impacted the ground, which would have been a position consistent with the pilot attempting to recover from an inverted flat spin. The airplane’s weight and aft center of gravity likely contributed to the pilot’s inability to recover from the spin. Thus, the inverted flat spin likely continued until the airplane impacted terrain.
Probable Cause:
The pilot’s loss of airplane control while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in the airplane entering an inverted flat spin that continued until the airplane impacted terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22FA384
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=263MX
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N263MX/history/20220824/2059Z/7FL6/L%2028.92277%20-81.06068
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2022 02:29 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Aug-2022 03:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2022 03:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2022 05:58 | AgOps | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Aug-2022 08:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 25-Aug-2022 13:53 | AgOps | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2022 14:11 | AgOps | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Aug-2022 15:59 | AgOps | Updated [Embed code] |
| 26-Aug-2022 02:22 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2022 23:58 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Feb-2024 12:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 01-Feb-2024 13:00 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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