ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297227
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| Date: | Friday 31 May 2002 |
| Time: | 11:43 LT |
| Type: |  Team Mini-Max Z-Max |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1995Z |
| MSN: | 526 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 65 hours |
| Engine model: | Komatsu-zenagh Z50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Huntsville, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Huntsville, AL (3M5) |
| (3M5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he encountered a downdraft on takeoff, attempted a forced landing, failed to maintain airspeed and crashed. Witnesses stated the airplane was observed in a steep climb, stalled, recovered, and stalled again disappearing behind the tree line. Review of weather data for the departure airport revealed no reported gusts or downdraft. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane prior to the collision. A review of the pilot's flight time information showed that he had recorded 97 total flight hours of which 1 hour was in the Team Z Max airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a take off climb resulting in a loss of control (inadvertent stall) and the subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor was the lack of total experience in type of aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL02LA115
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 16:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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