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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · BUGATTI-DEMONGE 100P · Burns Flats, OK · August 6, 2016

Date: August 6, 2016 · 08:50 local
Place: Burns Flats, OK
Airport: Clinton-Sherman
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N110PX
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16FA307
Reported as: BUGATTI-DEMONGE 100P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N110PXRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2019 · Scott E Wilson BUGATTI-DEMONGE 100PS/N 002 · Built 2015 Airframe modelScott E Wilson BUGATTI-DEMONGE 100P Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Airman was operating an experimental home build bugatti-demonge 100P. This aircraft was one of only 2 built and N110PX was the only one to ever fly on 2 other occasions.

The airman rotated approximately 5000 feet down the runway and maintained ground affect with about a 2O degree pitch up attitude. The pilot maintained ground affect as he retracted the gear as it was the first time he had retracted it during flight. Once the gear was up the aircraft continued in ground affect for just a little bit longer before climbing out. It was observed that even while in ground affect the aircraft seemed to be traveling at a slow airspeed. This slow airspeed continued during the climb. At approximately 3OOFT AGL and just north of runway 35R the aircraft briefly turned to the right then straightened. Once straightened out the aircraft snapped violently to the left in an apparent stall. The aircraft impacted the ground in a farmers field and immediately caught fire. The pilot did not survive.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS OPERATING AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILD BUGATTI-DEMONGE 100P. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ONE OF ONLY 2 BUILT AND N110PX WAS THE ONLY ONE TO EVER FLY ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS.

THE AIRMAN ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND MAINTAINED GROUND AFFECT WITH ABOUT A 2O DEGREE PITCH UP ATTITUDE. THE PILOT MAINTAINED GROUND AFFECT AS HE RETRACTED THE GEAR AS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD RETRACTED IT DURING FLIGHT. ONCE THE GEAR WAS UP THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN GROUND AFFECT FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER BEFORE CLIMBING OUT. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT EVEN WHILE IN GROUND AFFECT THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE TRAVELING AT A SLOW AIRSPEED. THIS SLOW AIRSPEED CONTINUED DURING THE CLIMB. AT APPROXIMATELY 3OOFT AGL AND JUST NORTH OF RUNWAY 35R THE AIRCRAFT BRIEFLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT THEN STRAIGHTENED. ONCE STRAIGHTENED OUT THE AIRCRAFT SNAPPED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT IN AN APPARENT STALL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FARMERS FIELD AND IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE.

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 CEN16FA307Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBurns Flat, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following an engine anomaly during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was an…Aug 6, 2016 · Destroyed