20051225030289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · CASA C.A.S.A. 1.131E · Mc Kinney, TX · December 25, 2005

Date: December 25, 2005 · 17:20 local
Place: Mc Kinney, TX
Airport: Square Air
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N131AK
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06CA042
Reported as: CASA CASA1131E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N131AKRegistered now · Construcciones Aeronauticas C.A.S.A. 1.131ES/N E3B-216 · Built 1954 Airframe modelConstrucciones Aeronauticas C.A.S.A. 1.131E Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was departing air Square airport (TS63) heading 360, upon climb out witness stated that the aircraft began banking to the west (left) then suddenly snap rolled to the right and went into a stall. The aircraft crashed into a heavily treed field about 2000 yards north of the end of the take off strip. The aircraft came to rest inverted in the trees and immediately burst into flames. The pilot reported that he was able to release his safety harness and fell to the ground underneath the burning aircraft and crawled to safety about 30 feet away. The pilot also reported he suffered minor injury to his left side due to falling from the aircraft. He was taken to a local hospital by friends in the area where he was treated and released the night of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS DEPARTING AIR SQUARE AIRPORT (TS63) HEADING 360, UPON CLIMB OUT WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN BANKING TO THE WEST (LEFT) THEN SUDDENLY SNAP ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY TREED FIELD ABOUT 2000 YARDS NORTH OF THE END OF THE TAKE OFF STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN THE TREES AND IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE HIS SAFETY HARNESS AND FELL TO THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE BURNING AIRCRAFT AND CRAWLED TO SAFETY ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED HE SUFFERED MINOR INJURY TO HIS LEFT SIDE DUE TO FALLING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL BY FRIENDS IN THE AREA WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 DFW06CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcKinney, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's helmet and goggles shifting while maneuvering.Dec 25, 2005 · Destroyed