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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airbau EDGE · Dunn, NC · June 14, 2008

Date: June 14, 2008 · 06:30 local
Place: Dunn, NC
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9393S
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08LA181
Reported as: Airbau Edge
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 101 total16 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N9393SRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2012 · Airborne EDGES/N 503302 · Built 2007 Airframe modelAirborne EDGE Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the CFI, who was the principal witness, during the pilot's solo flight, just before touch down at landing, the pilot throttled up the two stroke engine which caused the aircraft to torque over the left. The pilot was unable to compensate rapidly enough for the left turn and the left wingtip struck the ground and flipped the aircraft onto its nose and then coming to rest on its right side.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE CFI, WHO WAS THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS, DURING THE PILOT'S SOLO FLIGHT, JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN AT LANDING, THE PILOT THROTTLED UP THE TWO STROKE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TORQUE OVER THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE RAPIDLY ENOUGH FOR THE LEFT TURN AND THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE AND THEN COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

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 LAX08LA181Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDunn, NCThe student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around.Jun 14, 2008 · Substantial damage