# Accident 20081129852939A: Adkins RIDGERUNNRII, Portland-Mulin, OR, November 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2008, 12:34 local time
- Place: Portland-Mulin, OR
- Airport: Portland-Mulino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2164° N, 122.5903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2164&lon=-122.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825PB-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adkins David Earl RIDGE RUNNER II (registry code 056170F, https://openairdocs.org/model/adkins-david-earl-ridge-runner-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADKINS RIDGERUNNRII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081129852939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLANNED ACTIVITY WAS TO BE A SERIES OF HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS. THE PILOT HAD COMPLAINED, OVER THE RADIO, THAT HE COULD NOT GET ENOUGH RPM AT FULL THROTTLE. THE PILOT WAS TO BRING THE PLANE BACK TO THE RAMP AT THE END OF THE TEST TO ADJUST THE GROUND ADJUSTABLE PITCH PROPELLER IN ORDER TO ACHIVE THE PROPER RPM. BECAUSE ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERING THE PATTERN AND THE RUNWAY NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. INSTEAD OF TAXIING CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT GOT AIRBORNE FLYING TO THE NORTH. IT APPEARED TO THE WITNESS THAT THE PLANE WASN'T CLIMBING WELL AND GOING VERY SLOW. THE PILOT TURNED TO THE RIGHT , THE RIGHT WING THEN DIPPED DRAMATICALLY AS THE PLANE APPEARED TO STALL AND DROP TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT EXTRACTED HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE AND THEN LAID DOWN NEARBY. THE WITNESS DID SAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS FAA APPROVED FOR THE NEW TEST FLIGHT AREA. THE OLD AREA WAS IN IDAHO AND SEVEN HOURS HAD BEEN FLOWN THERE. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE REASSEMBLY BY NEW OWNER AND UNCLE. THE PLANE APPEARED TO BE HANDLING VERY WELL, BUT LACKED THE POWER TO CLIMB PROPERLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR09LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA052), Nov 29, 2008: Adkins Ridge Runner II (N825PB), Mulino, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in this make and model…

## Other reports on N825PB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050619011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619011799A), Jun 19, 2005: Adkins RIDGERUNNRII (N825PB), Pocatello, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 21 by the Pocatello, Idaho tower. During the takeoff roll the pilot lost control of the aircraft, it swerved…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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