20150522009099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wilson Michael A CHALLENGER II · Lebanon, TN · May 22, 2015

Date: May 22, 2015 · 15:30 local
Place: Lebanon, TN
Airport: Lebanon Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8547W
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15CA229
Reported as: Wilson Michael A Challenger II
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N8547WRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Wilson Michael A CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0603-CW-2331 · Built 2004 Airframe modelWilson Michael A CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The non-certificated pilot took off on runway 4 at Lebanon. A video showed the airplane slowly yawing and banking left, as if no right rudder was used after rotation. At approximately 200 feet AGL, the aircraft stalled, lost altitude, stalled again, and then entered a steep left hand bank. Ground scars indicated that the aircraft impacted the ground on the west side of runway 4, heading south.

As the FAA filed it

THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 4 AT LEBANON. A VIDEO SHOWED THE AIRPLANE SLOWLY YAWING AND BANKING LEFT, AS IF NO RIGHT RUDDER WAS USED AFTER ROTATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, LOST ALTITUDE, STALLED AGAIN, AND THEN ENTERED A STEEP LEFT HAND BANK. GROUND SCARS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 4, HEADING SOUTH.

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 ERA15CA229Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLebanon, TNThe non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, uncontrolled descent, and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of training and flight experience in the…May 22, 2015 · Substantial damage