ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292833
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 November 2005 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: | Rutan VariViggen |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N389VV |
| MSN: | 389 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A3A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aguila, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Aguila, AZ (27AZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane dragged a wing and collided with terrain during an approach for landing. The accident flight was the first test flight after the pilot finished building the experimental canard-wing airplane. The pilot reported that he inadvertently allowed the airplane's airspeed to decay during the landing approach, which resulted in a canard wing stall. Subsequently, the right main wing dropped and impacted the ground, then the airplane cartwheeled. He reported that he might have been able to prevent the accident had he hired an experienced test pilot to conduct the flight test. He accumulated a total of 83 hours of flight time, and the accident flight was his first time flying this make and model of airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during landing approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06CA037
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 09:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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