ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297751
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| Date: | Friday 11 October 2019 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Sonex Aircraft Sonex |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N612RF |
| MSN: | 1559 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4 hours |
| Engine model: | Aerovee Aerovee 2.1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Langley, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Langley, WA (W10) |
| Langley, WA (W10) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while on left base leg in the traffic pattern, the airplane was high. He made a 270° descending right turn to final and added 20° of flaps. The airplane descended faster than expected, and the left wing struck a tree. The airplane then impacted terrain and came to rest inverted, and a postcrash fire ensued. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in impact with a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA20CA018
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 08:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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