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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Phillips William L Challenger II · Plant City, FL · June 9, 2012

Date: June 9, 2012 · 11:15 local
Place: Plant City, FL
Airport: Blackwater Creek Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2571T
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12FA387
Reported as: Phillips William L Challenger II
Reported engine: ROTAX 503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N2571TRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2018 · Phillips William L CHALLENGERS/N CH20970 · Built 1993 Airframe modelPhillips William L CHALLENGER Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

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On June 09 2012, at 11:15 EDT , a Challenger II elsa N2571T, registered to william l Phillips collided nose first with the ground at a high angle while trying to land during a pleasure flight. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time and the wind was calm. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. The pilot held a student pilot certificate that had expired 04/30/2009. He had not flown any type of aircraft in at least a year. The flight began and terminated at Blackwater Creek Airpark in Plant City Florida.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 09 2012, AT 11:15 EDT , A CHALLENGER II ELSA N2571T, REGISTERED TO WILLIAM L PHILLIPS COLLIDED NOSE FIRST WITH THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE WHILE TRYING TO LAND DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THE WIND WAS CALM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED. THE PILOT HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE THAT HAD EXPIRED 04/30/2009. HE HAD NOT FLOWN ANY TYPE OF AIRCRAFT IN AT LEAST A YEAR. THE FLIGHT BEGAN AND TERMINATED AT BLACKWATER CREEK AIRPARK IN PLANT CITY FLORIDA.

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 ERA12FA387Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPlant City, FLThe non-certificated pilot’s loss of control during approach and landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of both total and recent flight experience.Jun 9, 2012 · Substantial damage