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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr SP-95 · Panana City, FL · March 22, 2003

Date: March 22, 2003 · 14:31 local
Place: Panana City, FL
Airport: Tyndall Afb
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N195SF
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03LA079
Reported as: Amtr SP95
Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total246 in this make and model

N195SFRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2017 · Techno Avia SP-95S/N 1492050100 · Built 1995 Airframe modelTechno Avia SP-95 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On March 22, 2003 14:31 CST, aircraft N195SF was participating in a race demonstration with a jet truck at the Tyndall Afb airshow. The timing between the truck and aircraft was not synchronized and the aircraft traversed approx. 200' past the jet truck. The aircraft attempted an unplanned and unapproved, low level oblique loop. The maneuver was initiated at approx. 50' AGL and continued up to 200'-300' AGL. Video images indicate a yaw at the top of the maneuver and the smoke oil trail dividing into two distinctive trails. The aircraft obtained a level flight attitude but continued on a near vertical path with no appreciable forward airspeed. The aircraft impacted the ground and continued forward approx. 25' coming to rest in close proximity to the 1500' showline and parallel to the runway. The wind at the time of the accident was reported from 270 degrees at 14 KTS. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. Due to impact damage, flight control continuity could not be substantiated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 22, 2003 14:31 CST, AIRCRAFT N195SF WAS PARTICIPATING IN A RACE DEMONSTRATION WITH A JET TRUCK AT THE TYNDALL AFB AIRSHOW. THE TIMING BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SYNCHRONIZED AND THE AIRCRAFT TRAVERSED APPROX. 200' PAST THE JET TRUCK. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED AN UNPLANNED AND UNAPPROVED, LOW LEVEL OBLIQUE LOOP. THE MANEUVER WAS INITIATED AT APPROX. 50' AGL AND CONTINUED UP TO 200'-300' AGL. VIDEO IMAGES INDICATE A YAW AT THE TOP OF THE MANEUVER AND THE SMOKE OIL TRAIL DIVIDING INTO TWO DISTINCTIVE TRAILS. THE AIRCRAFT OBTAINED A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE BUT CONTINUED ON A NEAR VERTICAL PATH WITH NO APPRECIABLE FORWARD AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CONTINUED FORWARD APPROX. 25' COMING TO REST IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE 1500' SHOWLINE AND PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED FROM 270 DEGREES AT 14 KTS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE, FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA03LA079Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPanama City, FLThe pilot's attempted abrupt maneuver at a low altitude resulting in loss of control and collision with terrain before control could be regained.Mar 22, 2003 · Substantial damage