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FAA accident report · Patrick Dan Kolb MK III · North Stoningto, CT · September 20, 2009

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Date
September 20, 2009 · 10:30 local
Place
North Stoningto, CT
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N208NS
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09LA531
Reported as
Patrick Dan Kolb MK III
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N208NSRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2009 · Patrick Daniel L KOLB MARK III EXTRAS/N M3X-8-3-00096 · Built 2008Airframe modelPatrick Daniel L KOLB MARK III EXTRAEngine modelHKS 700E4 cycle

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What happened

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

The following statement is from the police report and from a telephone conversation with the pilot: at approximately 10:30 or 10:45, the pilot was flying and making his final approach at the wychwood airport (CT48). His flap setting was at 20 degrees and he went to 40 degree flaps. At this time the aircraft began to stall and he tried to power up but the plane stalled and he went down. The pilot also stated that when the aircraft stalled his airspeed was to slow and he was to low and at this moment his left wheel hit the top of some trees and then he went down. The aircraft was approximately 100 feet into the woods with a nose low attitude. The left wing spar was snapped, the tail boom was broken into two pieces and there was impact damage to the right wing. The fuselage was intact and the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) was activated. (The ELT was turned off by the police.) The engine impacted the trees and damaged the carburetors, exhaust and engine mounts. The pilot received minor head injuries and was transported to the local hospital where he was admitted for observation. This aircraft was certified and issued a special airworthiness certificate on August 6, 2009. The pilot stated that he had about 4 hours in this aircraft and that he was still test flying it. His total time in this make and model was around 9 hours and his total pilot time was about 60 hours.

As the FAA filed it

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS FROM THE POLICE REPORT AND FROM A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT: AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 OR 10:45, THE PILOT WAS FLYING AND MAKING HIS FINAL APPROACH AT THE WYCHWOOD AIRPORT (CT48). HIS FLAP SETTING WAS AT 20 DEGREES AND HE WENT TO 40 DEGREE FLAPS. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL AND HE TRIED TO POWER UP BUT THE PLANE STALLED AND HE WENT DOWN. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED HIS AIRSPEED WAS TO SLOW AND HE WAS TO LOW AND AT THIS MOMENT HIS LEFT WHEEL HIT THE TOP OF SOME TREES AND THEN HE WENT DOWN.THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET INTO THE WOODS WITH A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS SNAPPED, THE TAIL BOOM WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES AND THERE WAS IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE FUSELAGE WAS INTACT AND THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) WAS ACTIVATED. (THE ELT WAS TURNED OFF BY THE POLICE.) THE ENGINE IMPACTED THE TREES AND DAMAGED THE CARBURETORS, EXHAUST AND ENGINE MOUNTS. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFIED AND ISSUED A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ON AUGUST 6, 2009. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 4 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT AND THAT HE WAS STILL TEST FLYING IT. HIS TOTAL TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL WAS AROUND 9 HOURS AND HIS TOTAL PILOT TIME WAS ABOUT 60 HOURS.

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 ERA09LA531Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMystic, CTThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total flight experience.Sep 20, 2009 · Substantial damage