# Accident 20141021021749A: Itec Inc MAVERICK, Dunnellon, FL, October 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Dunnellon, FL
- Airport: Dunnellon/Marion
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0672° N, 82.3767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0672&lon=-82.3767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356MV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N356MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Itec MAVERICK (registry code 056245X, https://openairdocs.org/model/itec-maverick) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ITEC INC MAVERICK
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,046 total, 300 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141021021749A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN LEVEL FLIGHT, IT ALL OF A SUDDEN, AND SHARPLY, IT TURNED TO THE RIGHT WITH NO CONTROL INPUTS. HE TRIED TURNING IT TO THE LEFT, BUT IT STILL CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT. HE THOUGHT ABOUT TURNING OFF THE FLY-BY-WIRE SERVO, BUT REALIZED IT WAS NOT?T THE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO KEEP USING IT TO HELP RUDDER PEDAL INPUTS.

AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED 180 DEGREES? OF TURN, HE REALIZED IT WAS COMING DOWN OVER TREES AND HE HAD COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL, BUT DID FIND THAT ADDING POWER ADDED LIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PARACHUTE AND REDUCING POWER REDUCED THE LIFT. AT ONE POINT THE PARACHUTE WAS PARALLEL WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH A CELL BLOWOUT; THE POC ALSO SAID HE FELT THAT HE ONLY HAD 1/3 OF THE WING. AT SOME POINT, HE BELIEVES THE CELL PRESSURIZED BRIEFLY, WHICH STRAIGHTENED THE AIRCRAFT, ALLOWING IT TO AVOID THE TREES BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND.

ONCE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, THE FUEL TANK RUPTURED, WHICH THEN RESULTED IN A FIRE THAT CONSUMED THE PARACHUTE.

## 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 ERA15LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA044), Oct 21, 2014: Itec Maverick (N356MV), Dunnellon, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A cell blowout in the fabric wing, which resulted in an asymmetrical loss of lift and a subsequent loss of aircraft control.

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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