20070519019379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr ALLEY CAT 1 · Fairhope, AL · May 19, 2007

Date
May 19, 2007 · 11:45 local
Place
Fairhope, AL
Airport
H L Sonny Callahan
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N985GC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA07CA100
Reported as
Amtr ALLEYCAT1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total85 in this make and model6 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) During aerobatics maneuvers the pilot was attempting a loop and failed to achieve the required height above the ground which resulted in a hard impact with the runway surface.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AEROBATICS MANEUVERS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LOOP AND FAILED TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

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