20171005019939A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bryant C Crosby BC ULTRA PUP · Bardstown, KY · October 5, 2017

Date: October 5, 2017 · 16:30 local
Place: Bardstown, KY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N484HC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18FA005
Reported as: Bryant C Crosby BC Ultra PUP
Reported engine: Revmaster 2100
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 162 total

N484HCRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2020 · Bryant C Crosby BC ULTRA PUPS/N 002 · Built 2013 Airframe modelBryant C Crosby BC ULTRA PUP Engine modelRevmaster 2100Reciprocating

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What happened

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As witnessed by a rated pilot: first landing attempt the pilot appeared to be over controlling the aircraft and performed a go around. After a second attempt the aircraft passed the departure end of runway 3 and the right wing dropped and the airplane appeared to "go straight down at a high rate of speed with the nose generally pointing east". The airplane descended below a stand of trees, then re-appeared, with the nose slightly up and pointing generally north before it disappeared behind the trees for a second time and crashed. The witness reported that the engine sounded normal during the entire flight. The airplane crashed in a span field, about 1,635 feet northeast of the departure end of runway 3. The airplane came to rest on a near vertical nose down attitude at the location of initial ground impact. Pilot injuries were fatal. There was no airborne fire or post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

AS WITNESSED BY A RATED PILOT: FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE OVER CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND. AFTER A SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 3 AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO "GO STRAIGHT DOWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH THE NOSE GENERALLY POINTING EAST". THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED BELOW A STAND OF TREES, THEN RE-APPEARED, WITH THE NOSE SLIGHTLY UP AND POINTING GENERALLY NORTH BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES FOR A SECOND TIME AND CRASHED. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL DURING THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A SPAN FIELD, ABOUT 1,635 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 3. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT THE LOCATION OF INITIAL GROUND IMPACT. PILOT INJURIES WERE FATAL. THERE WAS NO AIRBORNE FIRE OR POST CRASH FIRE.

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 ERA18FA005Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBardstown, KYThe pilot's improper decision to initiate a flight in an airplane he had never flown and with no currency in any airplane nor a medical certificate, which resulted in his loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's psychiatric…Oct 5, 2017 · Substantial damage