# Accident 20050807021029A: ALLEGRO2000, Supply, NC, August 7, 2005 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 7, 2005, 11:00 local time - Place: Supply, NC - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.0028° N, 78.2414° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0028&lon=-78.2414&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9164M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9164M-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000 (registry code 0600005, https://openairdocs.org/model/fantasy-air-sro-allegro-2000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ALLEGRO2000 - Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA140) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050807021029A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. FAA IS PARTICIPATING WITH NTSB 09/27/2005 WITH REVIEW OF AIRFRAME, SYSTEMS, AND POWERPLANT. THIS FORM TO BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE. OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL FACTORS NOT YET DETERMINED. (-23 AMENDMENT) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BRUNSWICK COUNTY AIRPORT AT APPROX. 1030 AM 08/07/05 ON A PART 91 SPORT PILOT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. SPORT PILOT CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT APPROX. 1300 ON 08/07/05 FAMILY OF THE PIC NOTIFED THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL OF THE LATE FLIGHT AND A SEARCH ENSUED. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT APPROX. 1630 BY AIR SEARCH. THE ELT WAS FOUND ACTIVATED. FAA IIC ARRIVAL ON SCENE WAS 08/08/05 AT 1200. THE WRECKAGE HAD BEEN COVERED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN EFFORT TO PROTECT IT FROM THE RAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BUT INTACT. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF TREES IN RELATION TO THE LOCATION OF THE WRECKAGE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AT A 45-60 DEGREE ANGLE, WINGS SLIGHTLY LEFT WING LOW. THE WRECKAGE WAS ON A HEADING OF 060 AND A LINE OF 125 FOOT TREES WAS 35 YARDS WEST OF THE POINT OF IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF BROKEN BRANCHES WAS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND TRAVELED APPROX. 40 YARDS AFTER IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE HAD BROKEN JUST AFT OF THE CABIN AND AGAIN AT A FORMER BETWEEN THE CABIN AND TAIL. THE FUEL CELL HAD RUPTURED ON IMPACT. FUEL WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AS DEPICTED BY A 20 YARD AREA OF DEAD GRASS FROM FUEL SPRAY. BOTH WINGS WERE FOLDED FORWARD. THE RIGHT AFT WING ATTACH FITTING WAS BROKEN. THE RIGHT SIDE FORWARD ATTACH POINT AND BOTH LEFT SIDE ATTACH POINTS WERE INTACT. THE AILERONS AND FLAPS WERE PRESENT. THE RIGHT SIDE FLAP WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE ACTUATION MECHANISM DUE TO POST IMPACT DAMAGE. FLAP WORM GEAR EXTENSION INDICATED THAT THE FLAPS WERE IN THE 1ST NOTCH POSITION OR 18 DEGREES. THE STRUTS WERE INTACT BUT LOWER FUSELAGE DAMAGE DISCONNECTED THEM FROM THE CABIN. THE CABIN STRUCTURE WAS COLLAPSED AROUND THE PILOT COMPARTMENT. THE RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT SIDE SEATS WERE COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BROKEN AND WAS PUSHED FORWARD. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED IN A MANNER THAT INDICATED LEFT RUDDER WAS BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY WAS DENTED IN A MANNER THAT INDICATED FULL RIGHT AILERON WAS APPLIED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE FIREWALL HAD BEEN PUSHED INTO THE CABIN AREA. THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BENT AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED UPWARD AND TO THE LEFT. THE 3 BLADE HOLLOW COMPOSITE PROPELLER HAD 2 BLADES ATTACHED TO THE HUB. BOTH BLADES HAD BEEN BENT AFT AND WERE FRACTURED NEAR THE HUB AND SHOWED MINOR ENGINE ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. THE SEPARATED BLADE WAS LOCATED AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. FUEL WAS VERIFIED AT EACH CARBURETOR. OIL WAS PRESENT BUT QUANTITY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO A BROKEN OIL FILTER HOUSING WHICH ALLOWED LEAKAGE. ENGINE COOLANT WAS PRESENT. THROTTLE CABLE CONNECTION WAS VERIFIED BUT THROTTLE CONTROL IN COCKPIT WAS DAMAGED DURING IMPACT. FLIGHT CONTROL OPERATION WAS DAMAGED HEAVILY BUT CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. NO SLAP MARKS WERE PRESENT ON ANY INSTRUMENT. THE ALTIMETER READ 165 FEET. BOTH IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IN THE ON POSITION AND THE KEYS WERE IN THE ON POSITION. FUEL VALVE POSITION WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE "ON" POSITION BY OBSERVATION OF A SLAP MARK ON THE PANEL FORWARD OF THE VALVE SELECTOR. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OCCURRED AT ATLANTA AIR SALVAGE IN GRIFFEN, GA ON 09/27/05. INVESTIGATION ATTENDED BY NTSB, FAA, AIRCRAFT, AND ENGINE REPRESENTATIVES. CONTROL SYSTEM CONTINUITY WAS AGAIN ESTABLISHED. FUEL VALVE POSITION WAS VERIFIED TO BE IN THE ON POSITION. FLAPS WERE VERIFIED TO HAVE BEEN IN THE 1ST NOTCH POSITION OR 18 DEGREES DOWN. RUDDER WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN IN THE LEFT POSITION DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE INDICATED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. RUDDER DAMAGE INDICATES LEFT ROTATION AT IMPACT. AILERON TORQUE TUBE DAMAGE INDICATED FULL RIGHT AILERON WAS APPLIED AT IMPACT. THE ENGINE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN OPERATIONAL AT A LOW RPM DURING IMPACT. BOTH CARBURETORS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE NO EVIDENCE OF DEBRIS. BOTH CARBURETORS CONTAINED AUTOMOTIVE FUEL AS REQUIRED BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. REPORT OF INVESTIGATION BY MEDICAL EXAMINER WAS RECEIVED ON THE PILOT AND STUDENT. CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BOTH WAS LISTED AS MULTIPLE BLUNT TRAUMA INJURIES. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL05LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA140), Aug 7, 2005: Allegro 2000 (N9164M), Supply, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's failure to maintain airspeed for unknown reasons, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent collision with the ground. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.