# Accident 20120522009519A: Waggonner Jack H EXCALIBUR, Buhl, ID, May 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2012, 16:40 local time
- Place: Buhl, ID
- Airport: Buhl Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5914° N, 114.7967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5914&lon=-114.7967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165AW-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waggonner Jack H EXCALIBUR (registry code 056261Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/waggonner-jack-h-excalibur) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAGGONNER JACK H EXCALIBUR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120522009519A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22, 2012, ABOUT 1640 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WAGGONNER EXCALIBUR, N165AW, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AT THE BUHL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BUHL, IDAHO. THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM BUHL ABOUT 1630. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A SERIES OF HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY LOCATED SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF TRAVERSING THE LENGTH OF THE TAXIWAY, THE AIRPLANE TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT THE MIDFIELD POINT. THE AIRPLANE THEN ACCELERATED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BECAME AIRBORNE IN THE GUSTY WINDS. THE WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE POWER INCREASE AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ASCEND. THE AIRPLANE MANEUVERED NEAR THE AIRPORT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN APPROACHED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE APPEARED UNSTABLE AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND. THE WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE SEVERAL TURNS AND THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. WITH THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND DESCENDED INTO THE TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27 WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL.

## 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 WPR12LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA225), May 22, 2012: Waggonner Excalibur (N165AW), Buhl, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while on final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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