# Accident 20161001017409A: Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L, Fort Valley, GA, October 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2016, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fort Valley, GA
- Airport: Cameron Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 32.5498° N, 83.8274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cameron Field (GA81), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5498&lon=-83.8274&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L (registry code 060003A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD EDGE XT-912-L
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 898 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001017409A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 1, 2016 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N53AW WAS CONDUCTING A ROUTINE FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL VICINITY OF A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA (G81). ON FINAL APPROACH THE RIGHT WING STALLED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TUMBLE AS IT HIT THE GROUND.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

ON OCTOBER 1, 2016 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ATLANTA FSDO WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND EXTENT OF DAMAGE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE SITE SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LYING APPROXIMATELY 40 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

ON ARRIVAL TO THE SCENE THE INSPECTOR WAS MET BY MEMBERS OF THE PEACH COUNTY SHERIFF?S DEPARTMENT WHO WERE ON SCENE AS THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO ASSIST IN THE EMERGENCY EGRESS OF THE INJURED PILOT. ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF DEPUTIES, THE INJURED PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MACON MEDICAL CENTER DUE TO MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS BACK. ALSO ON SCENE WAS AN EYE WITNESS WHO LIVES AT THE AIRPORT, STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD ARRIVED EARLIER IN THE DAY TO ATTEND THE LIGHT SPORT FLY-IN THAT IS HELD EACH YEAR AT THIS PARTICULAR AIRPORT. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT HAD EVER FLOWN HIS TRIKE AT THIS PARTICULAR AIRPORT WHEN ON HIS FOURTH APPROACH HE APPEARED SLOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS APPROACHES. THE WITNESS STATED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL BURBLE WHICH IS COMMON AT THIS SPOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WING STALLED. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL POWER TO TRY AND SAVE IT, BUT THE RIGHT WING TIP CAUGHT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TUMBLED ACROSS THE RUNWAY. THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT ON HIS HOME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND PROVIDED A COPY TO THE FAA.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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