# Accident 20160109020909A: Wayland John H AVID MARK IV, Minneola, FL, January 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Minneola, FL
- Airport: Florida Flying Gators Ultralig
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6278° N, 81.8028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6278&lon=-81.8028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72MT-2019-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wayland John H AVID MARK IV (registry code 05610GA, https://openairdocs.org/model/wayland-john-h-avid-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAYLAND JOHN H AVID MARK IV
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 55 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160109020909A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC STATED THAT EARLIER ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT (1/9/16) HE HAD MADE A SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN IN N72MT AND THEN LANDED AND SHUT DOWN.  THE PIC ESTIMATED 5-10 MINUTES LATER HE HAD TAKEN OFF ON THE MISHAP FLIGHT.

THE TAKEOFF LEG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE PIC STATED HE REMEMBERED CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH.  THE PIC STATED THAT BEST RATE OF CLIMB FOR THIS AIRCRAFT IS 55-60 MPH.

ON CROSSWIND AT APPROXIMATELY 300' TO 400' AGL THE PIC STATED HE NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL SMELL OF "BURNING WIRES" AND MAY HAVE SEEN A WISP OF SMOKE.  THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN DIED APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS LATER.

THE PIC STATED THINGS HAPPENED VERY FAST AFTER THIS.  HE  MADE A RADIO CALL AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT BUT ADMITTEDLY MAY HAVE FAILED TO LOWER THE NOSE TO CAPTURE BEST GLIDE SPEED.  AFTER THIS THE PIC STATED THE AIRCRAFT STALLED LEFT WING FIRST, BEGAN TO SPIN, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER HIT THE GROUND IN A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.

THE PIC STATED STALL SPEED FOR THIS AIRCRAFT IS 37-40 MPH IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT.

UPON HITTING THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO A REST INVERTED.  THE PIC WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE CRASH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA16LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA086), Jan 9, 2016: Wayland John H Avid Mark IV (N72MT), Minneola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident…

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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