# Accident 20010621022619A: Masko MUSTANG M II, Ann Arbor, MI, June 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2001, 14:05 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2591° N, 83.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2591&lon=-83.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24898, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24898-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Masko MUSTANG M II (registry code 056279L, https://openairdocs.org/model/masko-mustang-m-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621022619A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI01LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA181), Jun 21, 2001: Masko Mustang MII (N24898), Ann Arbor, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in the inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the pilot's unfamiliarity with the airplane.

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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