# Accident 20170219002699A: Macleod HOMEBUILT, Springfield, OH, February 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9156° N, 83.7044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9156&lon=-83.7044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62888, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62888-2017-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Macleod HOMEBUILT (registry code 0562922, https://openairdocs.org/model/macleod-homebuilt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A50 series (registry code 17002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a50-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MACLEOD HOMEBUILT
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A50 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170219002699A

## Narrative

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

2-19-17, HXA-MCLEOD HOMEBUILT  FLOWN BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS REPORTED TO BE PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS ON PRIVATE STRIP NEAR SPRINGFIELD OHIO IN VMC CONDITIONS, WHEN REPORTEDLY  CRASHED IN FIELD AT END OF PRIVATE STRIP.  THE NTSB ALONG WITH THE FAA AND SIX WITNESS STATEMENTS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE ON THE SCENE. IT IS DETERMINED THAT BASED ON ALL WITNESS REPORTS AND FAA INVESTIGATION INCLUDING SIGNATURES OF THE WRECKAGES, THE AIRCRAFT LOSS POWER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN AND RIGHT WING SIDE LOW.  INVESTIGATORS HAVE DETERMINED THE ENGINE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED BEFORE IMPACT POSSIBLYACCORDING TO WITNESS CREATING A STALL SPIN SITUATION PRIOR TO IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF SYSTEMS THE LOSS OF POWER IS FROM UNDETERMINED SOURCE.

## 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 CEN17FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA108), Feb 19, 2017: Macleod Homebuilt (N62888), Springfield, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at an altitude too low for a safe recovery.

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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