ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294121
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| Date: | Saturday 5 February 2005 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: | Pitts Special |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N109WM |
| MSN: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1562 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coolidge, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coolidge, AZ (P08) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with terrain while the pilot was performing a low pass maneuver over the airport. After departure and upon reaching 100 feet above ground level (agl), the pilot configured the airplane in a 180-degree turn, in an effort to align the flight path parallel to the runway and perform a low pass over the airport. As the pilot maneuvered the airplane in close proximity to the airport surface, he experienced a loss of altitude, resulting in the underside of the right wing and right main landing gear simultaneously impacting the ramp's asphalt. The airplane collided with terrain and skidded several hundred feet. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate altitude from the airport surface when performing an intentional low altitude flyby maneuver.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA086
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 17:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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