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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Atkinson EAGLET · Deland, FL · April 13, 2016

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Date
April 13, 2016 · 12:30 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Bob Lee Flight Strip
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5AQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16LA156
Reported as
Atkinson Eaglet
Reported engine
DLE 170
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
N5AQRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Atkinson EAGLETS/N 005Airframe modelAtkinson EAGLET

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What happened

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

On April 13, 2016, about 1230 eastern daylight time, an Atkinson Eaglet motorglider, N5AQ, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impact trees shortly after takeoff from runway 9 at Bob Lee Flight Strip (1J6) Deland, Florida. The sport pilot had minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no Flight plan was filed for the personal Flight, which was operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The Flight was originating at the time of the accident.

The pilot report that after takeoff, the main reciprocating pusher engine failed and the secondary electric motor was unable to maintain the aircraft's altitude. The pilot tried to make a 180-degree turn back to the airport but the aircraft lost altitude and hit the top of pine trees. The tail of the airplane caught the top of a tree preventing the airplane from colliding with the ground. The airplane was approximately 1 foot off the ground when the pilot unlatched his seatbelt and jumped to the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 13, 2016, ABOUT 1230 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN ATKINSON EAGLET MOTORGLIDER, N5AQ, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACT TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 9 AT BOB LEE FLIGHT STRIP (1J6) DELAND, FLORIDA. THE SPORT PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE PILOT REPORT THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE MAIN RECIPROCATING PUSHER ENGINE FAILED AND THE SECONDARY ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT'S ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE A 180-DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND HIT THE TOP OF PINE TREES. THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT THE TOP OF A TREE PREVENTING THE AIRPLANE FROM COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE PILOT UNLATCHED HIS SEATBELT AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND.

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 ERA16LA156Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDeland, FLA total loss of engine power during initial climb due to a separation of the ignition plug.Apr 13, 2016 · Substantial damage