# Accident 19930806030739A: Amd FALCON, Mineral Wells, TX, August 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1993, 17:40 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8196° N, 98.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8196&lon=-98.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502AF-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Falcon Intl KNIGHT FALCON (registry code 05623NQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-falcon-intl-knight-falcon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,590 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806030739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOSS OF CONTROL ON INITIAL CLIMB. UNCOMMANDED RIGHT YAW AND ROLL TO GROUND IMPACT. AUTO PILOT RUDDER INDUCED YAW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA233), Aug 6, 1993: Aero Falcon Intl. Knight Falcon (N502AF), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AUTOPILOT WHICH RESULTED IN AN IMPROPER FLIGHT CONTROL CONDITION. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO REGAIN CONTROL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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