20121224028839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Seguine Bruce K SWIFT II · San Antonio, TX · December 24, 2012

Date: December 24, 2012 · 10:15 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Airport: Twin Oaks
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N84NS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA116
Reported as: Seguine Bruce K Swift II
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,150 total17 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N84NSRegistered now · Seguine Bruce K SWIFT IIS/N 01 Airframe modelSeguine Bruce K SWIFT II Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Aircraft rotated normally however pilot initiated a high angle of attack causing aircraft to loose lift due to low airflow over wings which resulted in loss of aileron control. Aircraft yawed to left and crashed into a resident back yard adjacent to runway. Pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. Fuel on board was approximatly 12 gallons. There was no post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ROTATED NORMALLY HOWEVER PILOT INITIATED A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LOOSE LIFT DUE TO LOW AIRFLOW OVER WINGS WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL. AIRCRAFT YAWED TO LEFT AND CRASHED INTO A RESIDENT BACK YARD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. FUEL ON BOARD WAS APPROXIMATLY 12 GALLONS. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

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 CEN13LA116Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Antonio, TXThe pilot's failure to attain a proper pitch attitude and airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Dec 24, 2012 · Substantial damage