# Accident 19990324003159A: Extra EA300S, Dow, IL, March 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Dow, IL
- Airport: William E Koenig Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9992° N, 90.3303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9992&lon=-90.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA EA300S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990324003159A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS IN PREPARATION FOR AN AIRSHOW WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD "BANG" DURING A LEFT ROLL, THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(.19) ON MARCH 24, 1999, AT 1300 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH 300S, N9K, OPERATED BY ABOVE & BEYOND AVIATION, INC., CREVE COUER, MISSOURI, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE UPPER LEFT LONGERON AND A CROSS MEMBER AT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH POINT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT ENTERED A ROLL MANEUVER WHILE PRACTICING FOR AN AIRSHOW. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN DOW, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DMAGED. THE LOCAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.                                       (-23) DURING AEROBATIC MANEUVER PRACTICE, THE PILOT HEARD A BANG.  THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ROLLED UPRIGHT, LEVELED THE NOSE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL IMMEDIATE LANDING.  AFTER LANDING, HE FOUND TORN FABRIC AND SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO T O THE AIRCRAFT EMPENNAGE.

## 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 CHI99FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA120), Mar 24, 1999: Extra Flugzeugbau 300S (N9K), Dow, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue failure of the upper left longeron and adjacent diagonal cross member near the horizontal stabilizer attach point. A factor related to the accident was that the manufacturer informed the…

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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