# Accident 20150919015919A: Clark 1000, Broad Brook, CT, September 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2015, 11:50 local time
- Place: Broad Brook, CT
- Airport: Skylark Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5979° N, 72.7563° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5979&lon=-72.7563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9018R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9018R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clark 1000 (registry code 2230102, https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-1000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLARK 1000
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 684 total, 1 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150919015919A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA365), Sep 19, 2015: Clark 1000 (N9018R), Warehouse Point, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.…

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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