ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380804
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 September 1983 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: | Eipper Quicksilver |
| Owner/operator: | Stearman Aviation |
| Registration: | N3150X |
| MSN: | 1006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 200 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wichita, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) & STUDENT WERE ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, USING A REGISTERED, 2 PLACE, ULTRALIGHT ACFT WITH A SINGLE CONTROL STICK. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, THE STUDENT WAS MAKING A TAKEOFF TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND & THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. AT THAT TIME, THE CFI REACHED FOR THE CONTROL STICK, LOCATED BETWEEN THE 2 SEATS, TO HELP THE STUDENT REGAIN CONTROL. REPORTEDLY, THE STUDENT RELEASED THE STICK BEFORE THE CFI HAD TIME TO GRAB IT. THE STICK WENT FULL FORWARD & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE CFI GRABBED THE STICK & TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL. HOWEVER, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALT TO RECOVER & THE ULTRALIGHT CRASHED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 240 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 15 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC83LA226
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 20:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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