ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291454
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| Date: | Saturday 2 April 2016 |
| Time: | 20:05 LT |
| Type: | Bowers Fly Baby |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N359RJ |
| MSN: | RL-1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 324 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A75-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Guthrie, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Guthrie Airport, OK (GOK/KGOK) |
| Guthrie Airport, OK (GOK/KGOK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the initial climb, the airplane aerodynamically stalled. He reported that he was unable to recover the airplane due to the low altitude and the airplane impacted a field off the departure end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, right wing, and right elevator.
The pilot verified that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
As a safety recommendation, the pilot reported that using full power on takeoff would have prevented the accident.
The Federal Aviation Administration has published the Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3A (2004). This handbook discusses stalls and states in part:
The key to stall awareness is the pilot's ability to visualize the wing's angle of attack in any particular circumstance, and thereby be able to estimate his/her margin of safety above stall. This is a learned skill that must be acquired early in flight training and carried through the pilot's entire flying career. The pilot must understand and appreciate factors such as airspeed, pitch attitude, load factor, relative wind, power setting, and aircraft configuration in order to develop a reasonably accurate mental picture of the wing's angle of attack at any particular time. It is essential to flight safety that a pilot takes into consideration this visualization of the wing's angle of attack prior to entering any flight maneuver.
Stall accidents usually result from an inadvertent stall at a low altitude in which a recovery was not accomplished prior to contact with the surface.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA180
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 14:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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