ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291403
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| Date: | Saturday 7 May 2016 |
| Time: | 14:29 LT |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC12 D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N43363 |
| MSN: | 7022 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2411 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Critz, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roxboro-Person County Airport, NC (KTDF) |
| Critz, VA (VA27) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was on a cross-country pleasure flight and returning to the airplane's home base. Upon arriving at the destination, he flew over the runway and noted that the wind was from the southwest between 7 and 8 kts. He entered the airport traffic pattern on the downwind leg for runway 19, then turned onto the base and final legs. While on final approach and flying between 10 and 15 ft above ground level, the airplane suddenly veered to the left. The pilot added partial power and the engine responded; however, the airplane clipped a tree, then impacted the ground. The pilot indicated that there was no preimpact failure or malfunction of the engine or airplane and that the airplane was above stall speed when it veered to the left.
However, data downloaded from the GPS receiver indicated that the pilot allowed the airplane to slow near its stall speed. Therefore, it is likely that the pilot exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack and the airplane experienced an aerodynamic stall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA16LA179
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 13:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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