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FAA accident report · Shoemake E/Shoemake C S-12 AIRAILE · Marion, AR · July 16, 1998

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Date
July 16, 1998 · 19:25 local
Place
Marion, AR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N82584
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA313
N82584Registration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Shoemake E/Shoemake C S-12 AIRAILES/N 0195554 · Built 1995Airframe modelShoemake E/Shoemake C S-12 AIRAILEEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At approximately 7:15 pm on the evening of 07/16/98, owner/pilot leslie f. walker, jr, and passenger, william tucker, departed finley airstrip, Marion, AR, for the purpose of a local pleasure flight. This was the first flight since acquiring the aircraft the previous day. Mr. Walker's previous flight experience was associated with riding in an ultralight-style aircraft owned by his cousin two years ago. The aircraft took off, and made two to three passes down the runway to the east prior to executing a downwind north of the runway for landing on the west end of the airstrip. The aircraft turned onto final, rolling into a steep bank at an altitude of 150' to 200', at which time a stall probably occurred. The nose of the aircraft dropped, and the aircraft descended to the ground, impacting in a cotton field .4 miles west of the west end of the airstrip, destroying the aircraft and seriously injuring both occupants. (The engine was noted to have been running normally, and was running on the ground after the impact until it quit due to a disconnected fuel line).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 PM ON THE EVENING OF 07/16/98, OWNER/PILOT LESLIE F. WALKER, JR, AND PASSENGER, WILLIAM TUCKER, DEPARTED FINLEY AIRSTRIP, MARION, AR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE ACQUIRING THE AIRCRAFT THE PREVIOUS DAY. MR. WALKER'S PREVIOUS FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH RIDING IN AN ULTRALIGHT-STYLE AIRCRAFT OWNED BY HIS COUSIN TWO YEARS AGO. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF, AND MADE TWO TO THREE PASSES DOWN THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST PRIOR TO EXECUTING A DOWNWIND NORTH OF THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING ON THE WEST END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO FINAL, ROLLING INTO A STEEP BANK AT AN ALTITUDE OF 150' TO 200', AT WHICH TIME A STALL PROBABLY OCCURRED. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND, IMPACTING IN A COTTON FIELD .4 MILES WEST OF THE WEST END OF THE AIRSTRIP, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUSLY INJURING BOTH OCCUPANTS. (THE ENGINE WAS NOTED TO HAVE BEEN RUNNING NORMALLY, AND WAS RUNNING ON THE GROUND AFTER THE IMPACT UNTIL IT QUIT DUE TO A DISCONNECTED FUEL LINE).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA313Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarion, ARThe non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain minimum required airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's lack of total flight experience.Jul 17, 1998 · Substantial damage