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FAA accident report · Amtr COMP AIR 7SLX · Winter Haven, FL · July 1, 2005

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Date
July 1, 2005 · 09:12 local
Place
Winter Haven, FL
Airport
Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N657TT
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA05LA126
Reported as
Amtr COMPAIR7SLX
Reported engine
WALTER M601D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,077 total36 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N657TTRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2007 · JSH Air LLC II COMP AIR 7SLXS/N 037SLX1124 · Built 2004Airframe modelJSH Air LLC II COMP AIR 7SLXEngine modelWalter 601DTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) There were several eyewitnesses to this accident, and they all reported very similar stories. The takeoff from runway 4 at Gilbert field in Winter Haven, FL looked normal until the airplane entered the climb phase. All witnesses reported that the nose-high attitude appeared "extreme" and excessive." The airspeed of the airplane appeared slow, and it began a left yaw. Somewhere between 150 feet and 450 feet (depending on the witness), the airplane entered a spin and rotated 1 1/2 times. The left wing and empennage impacted the ground initially. The left wing, main landing gear, and a baggage compartment separated from the plane and came to rest about 15 feet from the fuselage. Several seconds thereafter, subsequent to a jet fuel spill, the remainder of the airplane burst into flames. This destroyed the fuselage and probably killed the pilot. The airplane wreckage was located on the grass north of runway 4; this is indicative of the airplane yawing and turning left during the climbout.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THERE WERE SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES TO THIS ACCIDENT, AND THEY ALL REPORTED VERY SIMILAR STORIES. THE TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 4 AT GILBERT FIELD IN WINTER HAVEN, FL LOOKED NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRPLANE ENTERED THE CLIMB PHASE. ALL WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE APPEARED "EXTREME" AND EXCESSIVE." THE AIRSPEED OF THE AIRPLANE APPEARED SLOW, AND IT BEGAN A LEFT YAW. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 150 FEET AND 450 FEET (DEPENDING ON THE WITNESS), THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A SPIN AND ROTATED 1 1/2 TIMES. THE LEFT WING AND EMPENNAGE IMPACTED THE GROUND INITIALLY. THE LEFT WING, MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND A BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SEPARATED FROM THE PLANE AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE FUSELAGE. SEVERAL SECONDS THEREAFTER, SUBSEQUENT TO A JET FUEL SPILL, THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRPLANE BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS DESTROYED THE FUSELAGE AND PROBABLY KILLED THE PILOT. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON THE GRASS NORTH OF RUNWAY 4; THIS IS INDICATIVE OF THE AIRPLANE YAWING AND TURNING LEFT DURING THE CLIMBOUT.

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 MIA05LA126Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWinter Haven, FLThe abrupt steep pitch-up during the initial climb for undetermined reasons resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with terrain.Jul 1, 2005 · Destroyed

Other reports on N657TT · 1

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

Incident 20040822025579IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cocoa, FL(-23) Pilot was doing solo touch & go's during an aircraft check out. On the last approach pilot stated that he was high and long and he still attempted to land. On rollout he went to the beta position and lost control of the aircraft. He exited the runway to…Aug 22, 2004 · Minor damage