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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Clark 1000 · Broad Brook, CT · September 19, 2015

Date
September 19, 2015 · 11:50 local
Place
Broad Brook, CT
Airport
Skylark Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9018R
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA365
Reported as
Clark 1000
Reported engine
Continental W670
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
684 total1 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On September 9, 2015, at Skylark Airpark (7B6) the pilot of a Clark 1000 aircraft, registration number N9018R, serial number 10006, lost control during an attempted landing after a reported loss of engine power during initial climb. The aircraft initiated a take off on a grass area parallel to the active hard surface runway. During the climb, the aircraft experienced a high pitch attitude resulting in ?mushing?and a loss of altitude. The aircraft veered to the left, made contact with a soft tall grass area parallel to the end of the active runway and flipped over on its back. No injuries were reported. Initial investigation conducted at the accident site revealed that the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2015, AT SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6) THE PILOT OF A CLARK 1000 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9018R, SERIAL NUMBER 10006, LOST CONTROL DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING AFTER A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED A TAKE OFF ON A GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO THE ACTIVE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY. DURING THE CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE RESULTING IN ?MUSHING?AND A LOSS OF ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, MADE CONTACT WITH A SOFT TALL GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO THE END OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. INITIAL INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.