# Accident 20170521011019A: Thomas E Hdzinski BACKCOUNTRY SUPER CR, Talkeetna, AK, May 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3206° N, 150.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3206&lon=-150.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N484WT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas E Hudzinski BACKCOUNTRY SUPER CR (registry code 05634BO, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-e-hudzinski-backcountry-super-cr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS E HDZINSKI BACKCOUNTRY SUPER CR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 460 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170521011019A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS SQ2, A HIGHLY MODIFIED EXPERIMENTAL STOL AIRCRAFT, AT THE EDGE OF ITS STALL ENVELOPE. THE HEADWIND SUBSIDED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF LIFT AND SUBSEQUENT STALL. ALSO INCORRECT APPLICATION OF AILERONS AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTS TO ROLL RIGHT; CAUSING ADDITIONAL DRAG ON THE LEFT WING, WHICH INCREASED ITS STALLED CONDITION.

## 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 GAA17CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA299), May 21, 2017: Thomas E Hudzinski Backcountry Super CR (N484WT), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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