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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Stanley Ernie Sigurd KOLB MARK III · Collegedale, TN · April 20, 2018

Date: April 20, 2018 · 18:29 local
Place: Collegedale, TN
Airport: Collegedale Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9123R
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA134
Reported as: Stanley Ernie Sigurd Kolb Mark III
Reported engine: Automotive SUZUKI-1.3 LITER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 243 total164 in this make and model

N9123RRegistered now · Stanley Ernie Sigurd KOLB MARK IIIS/N 4317477E · Built 1995 Airframe modelStanley Ernie Sigurd KOLB MARK III Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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Prior to the accident, the pilot was conducting taxi checks. The checks consisted of low speed taxi turns, high speed taxiing with momentary flight below 10 feet. According to the owner, the pilot then made an unplanned take off and flight.

Aircraft departed runway 3, turned right, climbed to approximately 400 feet AGL and leveled. On left base turn, aircraft pitched down and accelerated, impacting side of hill on end of runway 21.

As the FAA filed it

PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TAXI CHECKS. THE CHECKS CONSISTED OF LOW SPEED TAXI TURNS, HIGH SPEED TAXIING WITH MOMENTARY FLIGHT BELOW 10 FEET. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER, THE PILOT THEN MADE AN UNPLANNED TAKE OFF AND FLIGHT.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 3, TURNED RIGHT, CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL AND LEVELED. ON LEFT BASE TURN, AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND ACCELERATED, IMPACTING SIDE OF HILL ON END OF RUNWAY 21.

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 ERA18LA134Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCollegedale, TNThe pilot's loss of airplane control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to take off in the nonairworthy airplane in which he had no training and his lack of flight experience in the 17…Apr 20, 2018 · Destroyed