# Accident 20120717014309A: Chapman Mark A TRIKE, Marlboro, OH, July 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2012, 09:00 local time
- Place: Marlboro, OH
- Airport: Sunset Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9439° N, 81.2389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9439&lon=-81.2389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EA-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chapman Mark A TRIKE (registry code 059023Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/chapman-mark-a-trike) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503UL (registry code 55565, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAPMAN MARK A TRIKE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120717014309A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## 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 CEN12LA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA448), Jul 17, 2012: Chapman Mark A Trike (N404EA), Marlboro, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn, 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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