20050516008359A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Nashville, TN · May 16, 2005

Date: May 16, 2005 · 17:45 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Airport: John C. Tune Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5990Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05FA082
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 301 total45 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N5990ZRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2005 · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8248 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 16, 2005, at 1745 central daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N5990Z, registered to abaco LLC, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, collided with trees and the ground while maneuvering on take off. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot, and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from John C. Tune Airport, Nashville, Tennessee, on may 16, 2005, at 1745. A witness located on the parking ramp at the airport stated the airplane was observed departing from runway 01. "After departure the airplane went into a fairly quick climbing turn. The climb appeared to get steeper and the bank angle got steep and then it started going down." Another witness on the ramp stated he observed the nose of the airplane pitch up 80 degrees on intial take off climb. The left wing dropped down and the nose of the airplane pitched down. The witness heard the airplane collide with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2005, AT 1745 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N5990Z, REGISTERED TO ABACO LLC, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING ON TAKE OFF. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PRIVATE PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JOHN C. TUNE AIRPORT, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, ON MAY 16, 2005, AT 1745. A WITNESS LOCATED ON THE PARKING RAMP AT THE AIRPORT STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 01. "AFTER DEPARTURE THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A FAIRLY QUICK CLIMBING TURN. THE CLIMB APPEARED TO GET STEEPER AND THE BANK ANGLE GOT STEEP AND THEN IT STARTED GOING DOWN." ANOTHER WITNESS ON THE RAMP STATED HE OBSERVED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCH UP 80 DEGREES ON INTIAL TAKE OFF CLIMB. THE LEFT WING DROPPED DOWN AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN. THE WITNESS HEARD THE AIRPLANE COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL05FA082Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNashville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an in flight loss of control, stall, and collision with trees and the ground. A factor was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.May 16, 2005 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5990Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20040612008869IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Murfreesboro, TN(-23) Pilot landed at Murfreesboro airport as a alternate destination due to weather. Upon landing airplane encountered dramatic shift in wind direction causing aircraft to tip over on its nose. No personal injuries.Jun 12, 2004 · Minor damage