19990515005259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rhnflu EA300L · Edna, TX · May 15, 1999

Date
May 15, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place
Edna, TX
Airport
Jackson County Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91MS
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW99LA142
Reported as
Rhnflu EA300L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,663 total80 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Acft flipped over on landing after performing aerobatic maneuvers at an airshow, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on may 15, 1999, at 1400 central daylight time, an extra flugzeugbau gmbh ea 300/L experimental airplane, N91MS, was substantially damaged while landing at a private strip near Edna, Texas. The aircraft was owned and operated by air bonanza, inc., of austin, Texas. The pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 aerobatic flight and a flight plan was not filed. The local flight originated from Edna, Texas at 1345. The pilot had just completed performing an aerobatic maneuver and was returning for landing at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that during the landing flare, his right foot "slipped off of the rudder [pedal]." The airplane began to move to the left of the runway centerline and he applied power for a "go-around." The pilot stated that the airplane attained a height approximately 20 feet AGL and "stalled." Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground nose first and flipped over, coming to rest inverted. According to the pilot the engine separated from the airframe. The vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer were structurally damaged. (.4)the airplane stalled and impacted the ground during a go-around. According to the operator and the pilot, the pilot performed maneuvers during an aerobatic competition, and upon completion of the maneuvers, he landed the airplane on runway 14. The pilot stated that during the 'roll out [his] right foot slipped off of the rudder pedal and [he] lost directional control [of the airplane].' Witnesses reported that the airplane initially 'touched down and bounced,' and then drifted to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot then 'added power,' and the airplane was observed in a 'nose high attitude.' The airplane attained a height 20 feet AGL, and the 'left wing dipped down.' Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest in a field. (-23)while attempting to land on RW14 at Edna, Texas (25R), privacy data omitted failed to maintain directional control and veered to the left. He then applied power to go around and the left wing dipped and contacted the ground caus ing the aircraft to cartwheel.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING AFTER PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT AN AIRSHOW, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON MAY 15, 1999, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N91MS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR EDNA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR BONANZA, INC., OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 AEROBATIC FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EDNA, TEXAS AT 1345. THE PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AND WAS RETURNING FOR LANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, HIS RIGHT FOOT "SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUDDER [PEDAL]." THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO MOVE TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND HE APPLIED POWER FOR A "GO-AROUND." THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ATTAINED A HEIGHT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AGL AND "STALLED." SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. (.4)THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A GO-AROUND. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR AND THE PILOT, THE PILOT PERFORMED MANEUVERS DURING AN AEROBATIC COMPETITION, AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE MANEUVERS, HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 14. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE 'ROLL OUT [HIS] RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUDDER PEDAL AND [HE] LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL [OF THE AIRPLANE].' WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY 'TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED,' AND THEN DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT THEN 'ADDED POWER,' AND THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED IN A 'NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.' THE AIRPLANE ATTAINED A HEIGHT 20 FEET AGL, AND THE 'LEFT WING DIPPED DOWN.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. (-23)WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RW14 AT EDNA, TEXAS (25R), ^PRIVACY D^ FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE THEN APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND AND THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUS ING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL.

NTSB investigation

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