20060816018709A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Extra EA-300 · Mojave, CA · August 16, 2006

Date: August 16, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place: Mojave, CA
Airport: Mojave
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N12DW
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06LA262
Reported as: Extra EA300
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total

N12DWRegistration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300S/N 032 · Built 1991 Airframe modelExtra Flugzeugbau EA-300 Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 16, 2006 at 13:00 pm N12DW an Extra 300 was performing low altitude aerobatic maneuvers at the north east corner of the Mojave Airport. During a flat spin maneuver it was reported by an eyewitness that N12DW had not recovered to a normal flight attitude and had impacted the desert floor during this flat spin maneuver. Upon inspection of the accident site located at GPS n 35 4.685 and w 118 8.280 it was noted that the aircraft had stopped spinning and was in a nose down attitude building speed. The ground scars and the distribution of wreckage indicated that the pilot was attempting to pull up out of the dive, stalled the wing and mushed into the ground in a nose high attitude with a high sink rate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 16, 2006 AT 13:00 PM N12DW AN EXTRA 300 WAS PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF THE MOJAVE AIRPORT. DURING A FLAT SPIN MANEUVER IT WAS REPORTED BY AN EYEWITNESS THAT N12DW HAD NOT RECOVERED TO A NORMAL FLIGHT ATTITUDE AND HAD IMPACTED THE DESERT FLOOR DURING THIS FLAT SPIN MANEUVER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE LOCATED AT GPS N 35 4.685 AND W 118 8.280 IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STOPPED SPINNING AND WAS IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE BUILDING SPEED. THE GROUND SCARS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF WRECKAGE INDICATED THAT THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL UP OUT OF THE DIVE, STALLED THE WING AND MUSHED INTO THE GROUND IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WITH A HIGH SINK RATE.

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 LAX06LA262Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMojave, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing low-level aerobatics that resulted in an inadvertent accelerated stall and in-flight collision with terrain.Aug 16, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N12DW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20000316001589IStarting Engines · New Richmond, WI(-23) While trying to hand-prop the aircraft, the rope being used to tie down the aircraft broke and it proceeded to taxi unoccupied off into the weeds. No one was injuried and no property damage occurred. The aircraft received minor damage to the props,…Mar 16, 2000 · Minor damage