What happened
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(-19) On June 21, 2001, at 1405 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built masko mustang mii, N24898, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern at the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (arb), Ann Arbor, Michigan. The aircraft had just completed a touch and go and was turning from the upwind to the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 06 (3,500 feet by 75 feet, concrete). The local flight was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and the pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries. The flight originated from arb at 1353. (-23) the aircraft departed Ann Arbor airport for a short flight over the city area and upon it's return the pilot asked air traffic control for permission to perform a touch and go. The controller issued the appropriate clearance information to perform a touch and go on runway 060. The aircraft completed a touch and go on runway 060. After departure the aircraft went into a sharp right bank then it appeared to level off and then it entered another sharp right hand turn, after the second turn witnesses noticed the aircraft started spiraling to the ground. The aircraft came to rest within the airport grounds with the left wing resting on the fence line.
As the FAA filed it
(-19) ON JUNE 21, 2001, AT 1405 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT MASKO MUSTANG MII, N24898, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE ANN ARBOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ARB), ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COMPLETED A TOUCH AND GO AND WAS TURNING FROM THE UPWIND TO THE CROSSWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 06 (3,500 FEET BY 75 FEET, CONCRETE). THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ARB AT 1353. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANN ARBOR AIRPORT FOR A SHORT FLIGHT OVER THE CITY AREA AND UPON IT'S RETURN THE PILOT ASKED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR PERMISSION TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO. THE CONTROLLER ISSUED THE APPROPRIATE CLEARANCE INFORMATION TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 060. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 060. AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SHARP RIGHT BANK THEN IT APPEARED TO LEVEL OFF AND THEN IT ENTERED ANOTHER SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN, AFTER THE SECOND TURN WITNESSES NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SPIRALING TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITHIN THE AIRPORT GROUNDS WITH THE LEFT WING RESTING ON THE FENCE LINE.
NTSB investigation
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