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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Chapman Mark A TRIKE · Marlboro, OH · July 17, 2012

Date: July 17, 2012 · 09:00 local
Place: Marlboro, OH
Airport: Sunset Strip
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N404EA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA448
Reported as: Chapman Mark A Trike
Reported engine: ROTAX 503UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N404EARegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Chapman Mark A TRIKES/N 0001 · Built 2007 Airframe modelChapman Mark A TRIKE Engine modelRotax 503UL2 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.

privacy data omitted Has little to no flight experience and with the handling characteristics of the aircraft, all signs point to privacy data omitted not being able to control the aircraft in flight. The aircraft rotated and pitch up quicker than expected. Witness stated that the aircraftwas 50'-100' off the ground when it banked left, then pitch up very high and banked toward the right and headed for the ground.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS LITTLE TO NO FLIGHT EXPERIENCE AND WITH THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT, ALL SIGNS POINT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND PITCH UP QUICKER THAN EXPECTED. WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFTWAS 50'-100' OFF THE GROUND WHEN IT BANKED LEFT, THEN PITCH UP VERY HIGH AND BANKED TOWARD THE RIGHT AND HEADED FOR THE GROUND.

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 CEN12LA448Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarlboro, OHThe student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jul 17, 2012 · Substantial damage