20001010041569A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cndair CL6002B16 · Wichita, KS · October 10, 2000

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Date: October 10, 2000 · 14:50 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: CFTBZ
Reported as: Cndair CL6002B16
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,159 total64 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) The experimental aircraft was taking off on runway 19 right at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. Witnesses stated that just after rotation, the aircraft banked left, then right to near 90 degrees bank attitude. The aircraft then struck the ground, right wingtip first. There was a fireball upon ground contact. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and flight test engineer were fatally injured, and the co pilot received critical injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 19 RIGHT AT WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT. WITNESSES STATED THAT JUST AFTER ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT, THEN RIGHT TO NEAR 90 DEGREES BANK ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE GROUND, RIGHT WINGTIP FIRST. THERE WAS A FIREBALL UPON GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND FLIGHT TEST ENGINEER WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE CO PILOT RECEIVED CRITICAL INJURIES.