20071028824229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bagnal KITFOX LITE 2 · Skamania, WA · October 28, 2007

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Date: October 28, 2007 · 17:11 local
Place: Skamania, WA
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N46361
Reported as: Bagnal KITFOXLITE2
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503UL
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 625 total183 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N46361Registered now · Bagnall Harold E KITFOX LITE 2S/N 2L 0010-004 · Built 2002 Airframe modelBagnall Harold E KITFOX LITE 2 Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Flying west 10' off ground over island in columbia river, into the setting sun, much glare on water, did not see boat in sun glare. On climb out saw boat and banked 20 degrees right to avoid flying over. Aircraft stalled. Pushed nose over and seemed to recover somewhat. Continued climb. At approx 150' aircraft stalled and did not recover. Left wheel and wing tip hit water approximately 20' from shore. Aircraft flipped upside down. Pilot and pax exited aircraft and swam to island. Picked up by fisherman. No injuries, but wet and cold. Pilot stated he knew it was pilot error and should not have banked right when on edge of stall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLYING WEST 10' OFF GROUND OVER ISLAND IN COLUMBIA RIVER, INTO THE SETTING SUN, MUCH GLARE ON WATER, DID NOT SEE BOAT IN SUN GLARE. ON CLIMB OUT SAW BOAT AND BANKED 20 DEGREES RIGHT TO AVOID FLYING OVER. AIRCRAFT STALLED. PUSHED NOSE OVER AND SEEMED TO RECOVER SOMEWHAT. CONTINUED CLIMB. AT APPROX 150' AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DID NOT RECOVER. LEFT WHEEL AND WING TIP HIT WATER APPROXIMATELY 20' FROM SHORE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT AND PAX EXITED AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TO ISLAND. PICKED UP BY FISHERMAN. NO INJURIES, BUT WET AND COLD. PILOT STATED HE KNEW IT WAS PILOT ERROR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BANKED RIGHT WHEN ON EDGE OF STALL.