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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer T-28B · Apple Valley, CA · July 11, 2004

Date: July 11, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place: Apple Valley, CA
Airport: Apple Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5832X
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04LA259
Reported as: Namer T28B
Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total100 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N5832XRegistered now · North American T-28BS/N 51-3553 Airframe modelNorth American T-28B Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Based upon statements of two very reliable eyewitnesses and technical data gleaned from us navy flight handbook for T-28B aircraft, aircraft N5832X stalled/crashed during attempted landing. Both witnesses stated that the aircraft got slow during the approach as indicated by a very nose high attitude. Just prior to stall, the nose of the aircraft rotated to an even higher angle of attack with very little increase in engine noise (power). The T-28 stalled and contacted the ground on the departure end of r/w 26. The nose of the aircraft dropped and the left wing of the aircraft contacted the ground. The nose wheel sheared off as the propeller contacted the ground. Us navey flight handbook for T-28 aircraft states "power-on stalls are relatively mild. At the stall, the airplane characteristically rolls left, although not violently, and, as in the power-off stalls, pitches nose-down."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BASED UPON STATEMENTS OF TWO VERY RELIABLE EYEWITNESSES AND TECHNICAL DATA GLEANED FROM US NAVY FLIGHT HANDBOOK FOR T-28B AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT N5832X STALLED/CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING. BOTH WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT GOT SLOW DURING THE APPROACH AS INDICATED BY A VERY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. JUST PRIOR TO STALL, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO AN EVEN HIGHER ANGLE OF ATTACK WITH VERY LITTLE INCREASE IN ENGINE NOISE (POWER). THE T-28 STALLED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND ON THE DEPARTURE END OF R/W 26. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF AS THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND. US NAVEY FLIGHT HANDBOOK FOR T-28 AIRCRAFT STATES "POWER-ON STALLS ARE RELATIVELY MILD. AT THE STALL, THE AIRPLANE CHARACTERISTICALLY ROLLS LEFT, ALTHOUGH NOT VIOLENTLY, AND, AS IN THE POWER-OFF STALLS, PITCHES NOSE-DOWN."

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 LAX04LA259Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportApple Valley, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the conclusion of a low pass, which led to a stall/mush.Jul 11, 2004 · Substantial damage