20060716014929A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hawker HUNTER MK 58A · Portland, OR · July 16, 2006

Date
July 16, 2006 · 16:22 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland/Hillsboro Airport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N58MX
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA06FA142
Reported as
Hawker HUNTERMK58A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft departed rwy 30 intending to perform 3 closed traffic fly-bys over rwy 30 then depart the area enroute to vny. The aircraft used approximately 5000 feet of the 6600 foot runway during takeoff. After takeoff the aircraft climbed slowly to an altitude of approximately 300 feet before turning onto right crosswind and then downwind. Statements of witnesses on the ground and review of video recordings indicate that the aircraft attained an altitude of approximately 400 to 500 feet. The aircraft appeared to lose altitude continuously on downwind. At a point approximately abeam of the threshold of rwy 30, at an altitude of approximately 200 feet, the right wing of the aircraft dropped dramatically followed immediately by the nose pitching down to a nearly vertical attitude. The aircraft impacted a residence in a densely populated area. The residence and cockpit section of the aircraft were consumed by fire. The engine came to rest 14 feet south of the cockpit section and the tail section came to rest 40 feet to the southeast of the cockpit. The debris field as measured by personnel of pdx-fsdo was 150 feet in length and 65 feet wide. The pilot was killed in the crash. Control continuity could not be established. The altimeter is the only instrument that was not completely destroyed by the post crash fire. The engine has been secured by the NTSB and is scheduled to be inspected by a representative of the manufacturer. The FAA has been determined that at the time of take off the internal fuel tanks, the wing tanks and all four drop tanks installed on the aircraft were full of fuel. The reported outside air temperature at hio at 2326 UTC was 86 f. pilot logbooks and aircraft maintenance records have not been obtained from the pilot's survivors at this time. An amended FAA form 8020-23 will be submitted as additional information becomes available.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 30 INTENDING TO PERFORM 3 CLOSED TRAFFIC FLY-BYS OVER RWY 30 THEN DEPART THE AREA ENROUTE TO VNY. THE AIRCRAFT USED APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET OF THE 6600 FOOT RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED SLOWLY TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEFORE TURNING ONTO RIGHT CROSSWIND AND THEN DOWNWIND. STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES ON THE GROUND AND REVIEW OF VIDEO RECORDINGS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LOSE ALTITUDE CONTINUOUSLY ON DOWNWIND. AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY ABEAM OF THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 30, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED DRAMATICALLY FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE NOSE PITCHING DOWN TO A NEARLY VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RESIDENCE IN A DENSELY POPULATED AREA. THE RESIDENCE AND COCKPIT SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE ENGINE CAME TO REST 14 FEET SOUTH OF THE COCKPIT SECTION AND THE TAIL SECTION CAME TO REST 40 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE COCKPIT. THE DEBRIS FIELD AS MEASURED BY PERSONNEL OF PDX-FSDO WAS 150 FEET IN LENGTH AND 65 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH. CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. THE ALTIMETER IS THE ONLY INSTRUMENT THAT WAS NOT COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SECURED BY THE NTSB AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAA HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT AT THE TIME OF TAKE OFF THE INTERNAL FUEL TANKS, THE WING TANKS AND ALL FOUR DROP TANKS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT WERE FULL OF FUEL. THE REPORTED OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE AT HIO AT 2326 UTC WAS 86 F. PILOT LOGBOOKS AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE PILOT'S SURVIVORS AT THIS TIME. AN AMENDED FAA FORM 8020-23 WILL BE SUBMITTED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.