# Accident 20120609011379A: Phillips William L CHALLENGER II, Plant City, FL, June 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2012, 11:15 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Blackwater Creek Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1356° N, 82.1411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1356&lon=-82.1411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2571T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2571T-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phillips William L CHALLENGER (registry code 05904FQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-william-l-challenger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHILLIPS WILLIAM L CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609011379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA387), Jun 9, 2012: Phillips William L Challenger (N2571T), Plant City, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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