20051116031489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Variviggen · Aguila, AZ · November 16, 2005

Date: November 16, 2005 · 12:10 local
Place: Aguila, AZ
Airport: Eagle Roost Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N389VV
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06CA037
Reported as: Amtr Variviggen
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 83 total3 in the last 90 days

N389VVRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2006 · Hopkins Michael P RUTAN/VARIVIGGENS/N 389 · Built 2004 Airframe modelHopkins Michael P RUTAN/VARIVIGGEN Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was building this home built aircraft for the past 17 years. This was the first flight for this aircraft and the pilot did not want anyone with more experience to fly it in case something would happen. The pilot flew for approx. 30 minutes at alititude with no problems. The pilot then came in for a landing and got too slow on the final approach and the aircraft stalled causing the nose and right wing to drop. Substantial damage to the aircraft and the pilot received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS BUILDING THIS HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR THIS AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT DID NOT WANT ANYONE WITH MORE EXPERIENCE TO FLY IT IN CASE SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN. THE PILOT FLEW FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES AT ALITITUDE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE PILOT THEN CAME IN FOR A LANDING AND GOT TOO SLOW ON THE FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED CAUSING THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING TO DROP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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 LAX06CA037Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAguila, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during landing approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane.Nov 16, 2005 · Substantial damage