20031024037449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Z37A · Oak Hill, FL · October 24, 2003

Date: October 24, 2003 · 18:24 local
Place: Oak Hill, FL
Airport: Blue Ridge
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N137MS
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04LA011
Reported as: Amtr Z37A
Reported engine: AMTR M462RF
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N137MSRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2007 · Let N P Kinovice Z37AS/N 14-05 · Built 1971 Airframe modelLet N P Kinovice Z37A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) After making a low pass over runway 18 at blueridge airport, located near Oak Hill, Florida, the pilot of let, N137MS, re-entered the traffic pattern to land on runway 18. When the pilot turned left base, he determined that he was too close to the approach end of the runway and elected to make a right turn to a heading of approximately 330 degrees in order to depart the pattern and re-enter on a right base to runway 18. While on a heading of approximately 330 degrees and at an altitude of approximately 350 feet, the aircraft stalled and spun to the right. During the uncontrolled descent, the aircraft rotated approximately 240 degrees before striking branches of a large oak tree, and then impacting the ground, nose first, on a heading of approximately 210 degrees. The pilot sustained serious injuries, and his passenger received minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 18 AT BLUERIDGE AIRPORT, LOCATED NEAR OAK HILL, FLORIDA, THE PILOT OF LET, N137MS, RE-ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. WHEN THE PILOT TURNED LEFT BASE, HE DETERMINED THAT HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 330 DEGREES IN ORDER TO DEPART THE PATTERN AND RE-ENTER ON A RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 18. WHILE ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 330 DEGREES AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN TO THE RIGHT. DURING THE UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 240 DEGREES BEFORE STRIKING BRANCHES OF A LARGE OAK TREE, AND THEN IMPACTING THE GROUND, NOSE FIRST, ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 210 DEGREES. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA04LA011Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOak Hill, FLThe pilots failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to re-enter the pattern resulting in an inadvertent stall and impact with trees and the ground during the subsequent uncontrolled descent.Oct 24, 2003 · Substantial damage