# Accident 20051225030289A: Casa CASA1131E, Mc Kinney, TX, December 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2005, 17:20 local time
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX
- Airport: Square Air
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2408° N, 96.5583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2408&lon=-96.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Construcciones Aeronauticas C.A.S.A. 1.131E (registry code 2410101, https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-c-a-s-a-1-131e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASA CASA1131E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051225030289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## 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 DFW06CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA042), Dec 25, 2005: CASA 1.131E (N131AK), McKinney, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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.

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.

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