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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Franke Roland SKY RAIDER · Hammersville, OH · August 19, 2014

Date: August 19, 2014 · 16:00 local
Place: Hammersville, OH
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N65692
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA445
Reported as: Franke Roland SKY Raider
Reported engine: ROTAX 447
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 84 total84 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N65692Registration cancelled Apr 10, 2017 · Franke Roland SKY RAIDERS/N 146 · Built 2001 Airframe modelFranke Roland SKY RAIDER Engine modelRotax 4472 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot stated he had just taken off and was almost at top of [parallel] tree line [~40' tall] when the engine started sputtering. The pilot banked sharply to the left to avoid the treeline at the departure end of the runway in an attempt to return to the field. Without sufficient airspeed, the aircraft stalled the left wing and spun the into the ground at ~ 40 degrees, with the left wing impacting first.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF AND WAS ALMOST AT TOP OF [PARALLEL] TREE LINE [~40' TALL] WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING. THE PILOT BANKED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE TREELINE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED THE LEFT WING AND SPUN THE INTO THE GROUND AT ~ 40 DEGREES, WITH THE LEFT WING IMPACTING FIRST.

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 CEN14LA445Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBethel, OHThe pilot's inadvertent aerodynamic stall while maneuvering after a loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the investigation could not…Aug 19, 2014 · Substantial damage