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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Antares MA-33M R582 · Rising Fawn, GA · October 17, 2010

Date: October 17, 2010 · 06:30 local
Place: Rising Fawn, GA
Airport: Lookout Mountain
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N49FP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11CA077
Reported as: Antares MA-33M R582
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 145 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N49FPRegistered now · Antares MA-33M R582S/N 80207 Airframe modelAntares MA-33M R582 Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

Reported by front seat pilot he was riding along on a refresher flight as the back seat pilot had not flown as PIC of Antares ma 33M weight shift. The back seat pilot was instructed to keep his hands on the flying bar and follow along with the control inputs for takeoff and landing. Takeoff was normal until the elsa started drifting towards the wind sock. The front seat pilot started to correct for the drift with right control inputs and felt resistance from the back seat pilot this went on for a few seconds until the back seat pilot released his pressure on the controls. The elsa pitched upward to a stall attitude. This maneuver happened close to the ground not allowing for correction before the left wing tip contacted the ground followed by bouncing on the nose wheel then on the main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED BY FRONT SEAT PILOT HE WAS RIDING ALONG ON A REFRESHER FLIGHT AS THE BACK SEAT PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN AS PIC OF ANTARES MA 33M WEIGHT SHIFT. THE BACK SEAT PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO KEEP HIS HANDS ON THE FLYING BAR AND FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE CONTROL INPUTS FOR TAKEOFF AND LANDING. TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE ELSA STARTED DRIFTING TOWARDS THE WIND SOCK. THE FRONT SEAT PILOT STARTED TO CORRECT FOR THE DRIFT WITH RIGHT CONTROL INPUTS AND FELT RESISTANCE FROM THE BACK SEAT PILOT THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL THE BACK SEAT PILOT RELEASED HIS PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS. THE ELSA PITCHED UPWARD TO A STALL ATTITUDE. THIS MANEUVER HAPPENED CLOSE TO THE GROUND NOT ALLOWING FOR CORRECTION BEFORE THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY BOUNCING ON THE NOSE WHEEL THEN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

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 ERA11CA077Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportRising Fawn, GAThe student pilot's failure to relinquish control of the weight-shift control aircraft to the certified flight instructor, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Oct 17, 2010 · Substantial damage