20050702016889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SKYBOLT · El Dorado, KS · July 2, 2005

Date: July 2, 2005 · 10:30 local
Place: El Dorado, KS
Airport: Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N112MK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05LA171
Reported as: Amtr Skybolt
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total

N112MKRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Yonchak Mark Anthony SKYBOLTS/N 19442 · Built 1993 Airframe modelYonchak Mark Anthony SKYBOLT Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was on final approach to the El Dorado airport (keqa), Kansas with two occupants on board. Traffic taxied onto runway and the mishap pilot elected to go around. Witnesses stated that the aircraft pitched up sharply and banked sharply. The aircraft was allowed to slow while maneuvering, resulting in a loss of aircraft control. Witnesses stated that the aircraft "pancaked in" from approximately 20 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE EL DORADO AIRPORT (KEQA), KANSAS WITH TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. TRAFFIC TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY AND THE MISHAP PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP SHARPLY AND BANKED SHARPLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO SLOW WHILE MANEUVERING, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT "PANCAKED IN" FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET.

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 CHI05LA171Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEl Dorado, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the low altitude.Jul 2, 2005 · Substantial damage