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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schaffer Gary W LANCAIR · Yukon, OK · June 30, 2011

Date: June 30, 2011 · 13:49 local
Place: Yukon, OK
Airport: Sundance Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N358MA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11FA434
Reported as: Schaffer Gary W Lancair
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1 in this make and model

N358MARegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2013 · Schaffer Gary W LANCAIRS/N 007 · Built 1991 Airframe modelSchaffer Gary W LANCAIR Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was to ferry newly purchased aircraft to the new owner. Aircraft departed wiley post airport (pwa) in bethany Oklahoma where witnesses reported the engine seemed to be running "rough". Shortly after takeoff the pilot reported he was entering a left base for rw 17 to Sundance Airpark (hsd) in Yukon ok. Aircraft impacted the ground in a left wing down attitude on the west side of the taxiway appx 150 feet from north end of rw 17. Pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TO FERRY NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT TO THE NEW OWNER. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WILEY POST AIRPORT (PWA) IN BETHANY OKLAHOMA WHERE WITNESSES REPORTED THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING "ROUGH". SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ENTERING A LEFT BASE FOR RW 17 TO SUNDANCE AIRPARK (HSD) IN YUKON OK. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY APPX 150 FEET FROM NORTH END OF RW 17. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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 CEN11FA434Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportYukon, OKThe pilot's use of an excessive bank angle while in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an accelerated stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane and the pilot’s distracted attention to the rough running…Jun 30, 2011 · Substantial damage