What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was racing during formula one international air race. During race, pilot aborted race and climbed rapidly toward the center of the airport on a southerly heading. Completed a 180 turn to the north for an emergency landing on runway 35L. Pilot then turned east while gliding followed by a turn to the north for a landing on 35R. During turn to north, aircraft stalled, then spun impacting the right edge of runway 35R vertically. Aircraft came to rest 70 feet northeast of initial impact point upside down. Followup with the co-builder of aircraft indicates he believes aircraft experienced a connecting rod failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS RACING DURING FORMULA ONE INTERNATIONAL AIR RACE. DURING RACE, PILOT ABORTED RACE AND CLIMBED RAPIDLY TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING. COMPLETED A 180 TURN TO THE NORTH FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 35L. PILOT THEN TURNED EAST WHILE GLIDING FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTH FOR A LANDING ON 35R. DURING TURN TO NORTH, AIRCRAFT STALLED, THEN SPUN IMPACTING THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY 35R VERTICALLY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 70 FEET NORTHEAST OF INITIAL IMPACT POINT UPSIDE DOWN. FOLLOWUP WITH THE CO-BUILDER OF AIRCRAFT INDICATES HE BELIEVES AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N102MB · 1
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