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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Frazie TANGENT · Nampa, ID · September 23, 2009

Date
September 23, 2009 · 10:30 local
Place
Nampa, ID
Airport
Nampa Municipal
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72TZ
Reported as
Frazie Tangent
Reported engine
HIRTH F33
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During high speed taxi test on runway 11, N72TZ a frazier allen Tangent, and aircraft of the pilots own design and construction, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, the aircraft pitched up at about a 45 degree angle and climbed to about 125 ft. at this point the aircraft started an uncontrolled descent, turned about 90 degrees from the runway heading and crashed in a level attitude about 150 ft of the south side of the runway. The aircraft had traveled about 2700 ft from the start of the taxi run to the accident site. The aircraft had been certificated on 07-02-09 and was being tested in the ground handle phase. Initial taxi tests had shown that the elevator did not seem to have enough authority. The elevator was redesigned, installed and rigged the day before the accident.

As the FAA filed it

DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST ON RUNWAY 11, N72TZ A FRAZIER ALLEN TANGENT, AND AIRCRAFT OF THE PILOTS OWN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 125 FT. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, TURNED ABOUT 90 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING AND CRASHED IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE ABOUT 150 FT OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 2700 FT FROM THE START OF THE TAXI RUN TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CERTIFICATED ON 07-02-09 AND WAS BEING TESTED IN THE GROUND HANDLE PHASE. INITIAL TAXI TESTS HAD SHOWN THAT THE ELEVATOR DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH AUTHORITY. THE ELEVATOR WAS REDESIGNED, INSTALLED AND RIGGED THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.