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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mormile Francis W AVENTURA II · Pittsfield, ME · July 9, 2016

Date: July 9, 2016 · 15:00 local
Place: Pittsfield, ME
Airport: Grignons Pvt Lndg Area
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N932MC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA247
Reported as: Mormile Francis W Aventura II
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,229 total

N932MCRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Mormile Francis W AVENTURA IIS/N AA2AO138 · Built 2008 Airframe modelMormile Francis W AVENTURA II Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

The pilot took off from a private field and had gotten to an altitude of approximately 200FT. He made a turn to the left to head back to the airport and when attempting to roll right to level off, he noticed his controls were heavier than normal. He attempted to get the aircraft to roll right, during this time he realized that he was losing altitude and was going to go into some trees. At this time he impacted the tress and the aircraft ended up hitting nose down with the aircraft in a vertical position amongst the trees. He realized during egress of the wreckage that the engine was not running. A witness that saw the aircraft take off and watched the flight stated that the engine had stopped running just prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE FIELD AND HAD GOTTEN TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200FT. HE MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT TO HEAD BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ROLL RIGHT TO LEVEL OFF, HE NOTICED HIS CONTROLS WERE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL. HE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL RIGHT, DURING THIS TIME HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND WAS GOING TO GO INTO SOME TREES. AT THIS TIME HE IMPACTED THE TRESS AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP HITTING NOSE DOWN WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN A VERTICAL POSITION AMONGST THE TREES. HE REALIZED DURING EGRESS OF THE WRECKAGE THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. A WITNESS THAT SAW THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF AND WATCHED THE FLIGHT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED RUNNING JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

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 ERA16LA247Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Pittsfield, METhe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which accumulated because the carburetor heat was not functioning.Jul 9, 2016 · Substantial damage