20070812016029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Qckslv GT-500 · Newberg, OR · August 12, 2007

Date
August 12, 2007 · 10:00 local
Place
Newberg, OR
Airport
Sportsman Airpark
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8058J
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07CA229
Reported as
Qckslv GT500
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15 total15 in this make and model8 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) On August 12, 2007 at approximately 0930, the pilot took to flight in N8058J at the Newberg, Oregon, airport 2S6. After taking three passes at landing on the runway, on climb out on the third pass, the aircraft stalled, rolled to the right and impacted the earth, in a storage facility yards, 300 yards east of the runway. The pilot said that aircraft was having engine problems. Interviewing witnesses of the event, two certificated pilots informed me that the engine sounded good and didn't sound like it was having problems. The pilot was circling the airport in the wrong direction adn much lower altitude than normal for the airport traffic pattern. Furthermore, the two pilots added that it looked like the pilot did not know what he was doing and didn't know how to land the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, THE PILOT TOOK TO FLIGHT IN N8058J AT THE NEWBERG, OREGON, AIRPORT 2S6. AFTER TAKING THREE PASSES AT LANDING ON THE RUNWAY, ON CLIMB OUT ON THE THIRD PASS, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE EARTH, IN A STORAGE FACILITY YARDS, 300 YARDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. INTERVIEWING WITNESSES OF THE EVENT, TWO CERTIFICATED PILOTS INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED GOOD AND DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. THE PILOT WAS CIRCLING THE AIRPORT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION ADN MUCH LOWER ALTITUDE THAN NORMAL FOR THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. FURTHERMORE, THE TWO PILOTS ADDED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO LAND THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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