# Accident 20061015023019A: Pazman PL4, Fredericksburg, VA, October 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2006, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport: Shannon Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2667° N, 77.4492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2667&lon=-77.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640F-2007-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flynn William PAZMANY PL-4 (registry code 05608M1, https://openairdocs.org/model/flynn-william-pazmany-pl-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAZMAN PL4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 73 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061015023019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A WITNESS AT AIRPORT OBSERVED AIRCRAFT PERFORM FIFTH "TOUCH AND GO" TAKE-OFF AND LANDING, WITH THE AIRCRAFT PULLING UP INTO AN IMMEDIATE STEEP CLIMB, TURNED RIGHT (INSTEAD OF LEFT AS IN THE PREVIOUS FOUR), AND DID NOT HEAR THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE OPERATING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING IN A STEEP, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE UNTIL IT WENT FROM VIEW BEHIND A TREE LINE. A SECOND WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A LOW ALTITUDE, HIGH SPEED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AND THEN OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NEAR VERTICAL CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED FEET AT THE END OF RUNWAY 24. THE WITNESS STATED AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED CLIMBING AND BEGAN A LEFT TURN (YAW) FROM A 12 O'CLOCK POSITION, TO A 9 O'CLOCK POSITION, THEN TO A 6 O'CLOCK POSITION (AS VIEWED BY WITNESS) WITH THE NOSE THEN POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT WENT PAST HIS VIEW BEHIND A TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A PLOWED FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEYOND THE END OF RUNWAY 24 AND APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE GROUND SCARRING SHOWED EVIDENCE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE (SPINNER) OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE FIELD IN AN APPROXIMATE WINGS LEVEL, STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS WERE CRUSHED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE WING. THE ENTIRE FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS ALSO CRUSHED FROM THE IMPACT.

## 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 NYC07LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA008), Oct 15, 2006: Flynn William Pazmany PL-4 (N640F), Fredricksburg, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with terrain.

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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