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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Offchiss Edward R AVID FLYER · Lamoni, IA · June 5, 2014

Date: June 5, 2014 · 17:00 local
Place: Lamoni, IA
Airport: Lamoni Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N111ED
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA281
Reported as: Offchiss Edward R Avid Flyer
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 11 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N111EDRegistration cancelled May 20, 2015 · Offchiss Edward R AVID FLYERS/N 835 · Built 1991 Airframe modelOffchiss Edward R AVID FLYER Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

A student pilot with 7 hours of training took a passenger for a ride. The pilot stated that approximately 15 minutes into the flight he decided to land at Lamoni Municipal Airport. On descent he thought the controls felt "funny". The pilot changed his intended landing site to a field approximately 1 mile south of the airport. While attempting to land he lost control and crashed. The pilot stated he lost all elevator authority on approach and landed in a nose down configuration. Examination of the wreckage showed no discontinuity of the elevator control system, nor any anomolies to explain or support a loss of elevator authority.

As the FAA filed it

A STUDENT PILOT WITH 7 HOURS OF TRAINING TOOK A PASSENGER FOR A RIDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT HE DECIDED TO LAND AT LAMONI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ON DESCENT HE THOUGHT THE CONTROLS FELT "FUNNY". THE PILOT CHANGED HIS INTENDED LANDING SITE TO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND HE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST ALL ELEVATOR AUTHORITY ON APPROACH AND LANDED IN A NOSE DOWN CONFIGURATION. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED NO DISCONTINUITY OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, NOR ANY ANOMOLIES TO EXPLAIN OR SUPPORT A LOSS OF ELEVATOR AUTHORITY.

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 CEN14LA281Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLamoni, IAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing.Jun 6, 2014 · Substantial damage