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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aeros Ltd/Skyranger Aicraft SKYRANGER II · Saline, MI · May 25, 2012

Date: May 25, 2012 · 11:45 local
Place: Saline, MI
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N192RR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA318
Reported as: Aeros Ltd/Skyranger Aicraft Skyranger II
Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 197 total137 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N192RRRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2018 · Aeros Ltd/Skyranger Aicraft SKYRANGER IIS/N SKRB0503589 · Built 2006 Airframe modelAeros Ltd/Skyranger Aicraft SKYRANGER II Engine modelRotax 912S series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Witness stated that the aircraft was operating in the area at an altitude of approximately 200 ft. the aircraft flew south beyond the accident site and made a right turn. It then flew back north a couple hundred yards north of the accident site. The witness stated that it made another steep right turn and then "fell" out of the sky. When the aircraft entered the turn and fell, the wings never were leveled. The witness then lost sight of the aircraft and heard the crash. The crash evidence supports that the aircraft impacted the ground wings level and nose down.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN THE AREA AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW SOUTH BEYOND THE ACCIDENT SITE AND MADE A RIGHT TURN. IT THEN FLEW BACK NORTH A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE WITNESS STATED THAT IT MADE ANOTHER STEEP RIGHT TURN AND THEN "FELL" OUT OF THE SKY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TURN AND FELL, THE WINGS NEVER WERE LEVELED. THE WITNESS THEN LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HEARD THE CRASH. THE CRASH EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WINGS LEVEL AND NOSE DOWN.

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 CEN12LA318Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaline, MIThe pilot did not maintain proper control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.May 25, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N192RR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20070421008429ILevel Off Touchdown · Ann Arbor, MI(-23) On landing encountered a crosswind, acft bounced on lt. MLG tire & NLG tire. Felt like NLG tire went flat so taxied onto grass and investigated. The pilot [privacy data omitted] discovered NLG tire flat and wheel bent, and NLG had a broken weld where…Apr 21, 2007 · Minor damage