ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38660
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| Date: | Friday 27 August 1999 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  RLU-1 Breezy |
| Owner/operator: | Mark T. Jacobson |
| Registration: | N12BZ |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 278 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Janesville, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KJVL) |
| Beloit, WI (44C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was cleared for takeoff on runway 31 at the Rock County Airport, Janesville, Wisconsin. The manager of the Air Traffic Control Tower said he watched the airplane get airborne just prior to taxiway 'alpha', approximately 2,000 feet down the runway. The airplane climbed out at a 45 degree nose-high pitch attitude. Approximately 100 feet over the intersection of runway 22 and runway 31, the airplane began a left turn. The airplane then turned to the right, 'fishtailed', and 'porpoised' several times. The airplane's nose remained at a high pitch angle the whole time. The airplane began another right turn, but then nosed straight down, hitting the ground. A witness on the ground said that the airplane 'got off in a very short distance, in a ridiculously steep pitch angle.' The airplane started a left turn in a nose-high attitude. The airplane settled, the nose went high, and then the airplane 'fell off to the right into a right-hand spin.' Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the inadvertent stall. A factor relating to this accident was the pilot's excessive climb rate.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99FA311
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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