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FAA accident report · Amtr Mxlii · Palmdale, CA · July 1, 2005

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Date
July 1, 2005 · 19:30 local
Place
Palmdale, CA
Airport
Brian Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Mxlii
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 1, 2005, at 1930 pacific daylight time, an unregistered quicksilver mx lii sport, impacted terrain just following takeoff from the Brian Ranch Airport, Palmdale, California. The pilot, also the builder of the airplane, was operating it under the provisions of 14 CFR part 103. The pilot, who did not hold any federal aviation adminisration pilot certificates, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot was departing the private airport on a local flight when the accident occurred. According to a relative of the pilot, just prior to the accident, the relative and the pilot had landed because they were experiencing problems. The pilot wanted to figure out what the problem was so he dropped the relative off and departed alone. Immediately following the takeoff, when the airplane was about 75 feet above ground level, the airplane banked to the left and descended into the terrain. Upon physical inspection of the aircraft there were no indications of power malfunctions and control continuity was established throughout the flight control systems.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 1, 2005, AT 1930 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN UNREGISTERED QUICKSILVER MX LII SPORT, IMPACTED TERRAIN JUST FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM THE BRIAN RANCH AIRPORT, PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT, ALSO THE BUILDER OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS OPERATING IT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 103. THE PILOT, WHO DID NOT HOLD ANY FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISRATION PILOT CERTIFICATES, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING THE PRIVATE AIRPORT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO A RELATIVE OF THE PILOT, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE RELATIVE AND THE PILOT HAD LANDED BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. THE PILOT WANTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO HE DROPPED THE RELATIVE OFF AND DEPARTED ALONE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TAKEOFF, WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 75 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AIRPLANE BANKED TO THE LEFT AND DESCENDED INTO THE TERRAIN. UPON PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF POWER MALFUNCTIONS AND CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS.