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FAA accident report · Rhnflu EA 300/L · Queen Creek, AZ · May 9, 2008

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Date
May 9, 2008 · 13:17 local
Place
Queen Creek, AZ
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N133EE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08FA134
Reported as
Rhnflu EA300L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,208 total362 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days
N133EERegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2011 · Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/LS/N 09 · Built 1995Airframe modelExtra Flugzeugbau EA 300/LEngine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was on an upset recovery instructional flight when it impacted the ground at n 33 17.179, w 111 28.916 on a heading of 112 degrees, upright., on about a 45-degree nose-down angle. The empennage was separated and laying in front of the aircraft. Both wings were attached but heavily damaged. All control surfaces were accounted for. The canopy frame was located in front of the airplane under the empennage with both release handles in the open position. Most of the engine was buried by impact. There was no pre- or post-crash fire. The two pilots exited the aircraft in flight and fatally impacted the ground. The aft seat pilot,privacy data omittedimpacted the ground approximately 72 feet north of the aircraft with deployed parachute. His parachute was properly attched without apparent defects and had a current pack date. privacy data omittedThe front seat pilot, impacted the ground 37 feet north of the aircraft. His parachute showed no signs of attempted deployment and was properly attached. It also had a current pack date. Debris from the aircraft was contained in a small area surrounding the aircraft, except for several pieces of canopy plastic found 300 to 400 feet northwest of the main wreckage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN UPSET RECOVERY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT N 33 17.179, W 111 28.916 ON A HEADING OF 112 DEGREES, UPRIGHT., ON ABOUT A 45-DEGREE NOSE-DOWN ANGLE. THE EMPENNAGE WAS SEPARATED AND LAYING IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH WINGS WERE ATTACHED BUT HEAVILY DAMAGED. ALL CONTROL SURFACES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. THE CANOPY FRAME WAS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE EMPENNAGE WITH BOTH RELEASE HANDLES IN THE OPEN POSITION. MOST OF THE ENGINE WAS BURIED BY IMPACT. THERE WAS NO PRE- OR POST-CRASH FIRE. THE TWO PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT AND FATALLY IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AFT SEAT PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 72 FEET NORTH OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH DEPLOYED PARACHUTE. HIS PARACHUTE WAS PROPERLY ATTCHED WITHOUT APPARENT DEFECTS AND HAD A CURRENT PACK DATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THE FRONT SEAT PILOT, IMPACTED THE GROUND 37 FEET NORTH OF THE AIRCRAFT. HIS PARACHUTE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ATTEMPTED DEPLOYMENT AND WAS PROPERLY ATTACHED. IT ALSO HAD A CURRENT PACK DATE. DEBRIS FROM THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTAINED IN A SMALL AREA SURROUNDING THE AIRCRAFT, EXCEPT FOR SEVERAL PIECES OF CANOPY PLASTIC FOUND 300 TO 400 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE.

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 LAX08FA134Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportQueen Creek, AZThe loss of aircraft control due to an undetermined rudder malfunction.May 9, 2008 · Substantial damage