What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Accident aircraft, a 2016 gipps aero GA-10, serial no. GA10-TP450-16-101, australian registration number vh-xmh, was operating under a foreign civil aircraft special flight authorization (sfa), authorization no. AWP-VNY-FSDO-18-01, for the purposes of conducting flight test(s) required for research and development, and showing compliance in the support of an amended type certificate approval of optional configurations.
The accident aircraft was operated with the national test pilot school, in Mojave, California.
The accident aircraft departed Mojave air and space port (kmhv), Mojave, California around 1105 PDT. The purpose of the flight was to evaluate the spin characteristics of the accident aircraft with an installed belly-mounted cargo pod. Additionally, the aircraft was equipped with an anti-spin parachute, to be utilized in the event of an unrecoverable spin, and both pilots wore emergency parachutes.
During testing, the third spin entry ? A left turning entry with power on, flaps landing ? The accident aircraft entered an unrecoverable spin. The installed anti-spin parachute, was activated by accident crew, but did not deploy. Chase aircraft followed accident aircraft downward, calling out the number of turns and calling for spin chute deployment. Crew of accident aircraft wore emergency parachutes, and ejected the accident aircraft at 8,000-9,000 ft MSL (5,500-6,500 ft AGL) in accordance with the test plan test hazard analysis requirement, and landed safely.
On June 4, 2018, at 1158 PDT, accident aircraft came to rest in a non-populated area of Mojave, California, within the edwards air force base, restricted airspace, R-2515, west spin area. Accident aircraft destroyed upon impact, with no post-crash fire. SIC reported minor injuries, and was transported to antelope valley hospital.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, A 2016 GIPPS AERO GA-10, SERIAL NO. GA10-TP450-16-101, AUSTRALIAN REGISTRATION NUMBER VH-XMH, WAS OPERATING UNDER A FOREIGN CIVIL AIRCRAFT SPECIAL FLIGHT AUTHORIZATION (SFA), AUTHORIZATION NO. AWP-VNY-FSDO-18-01, FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING FLIGHT TEST(S) REQUIRED FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND SHOWING COMPLIANCE IN THE SUPPORT OF AN AMENDED TYPE CERTIFICATE APPROVAL OF OPTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS.
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED WITH THE NATIONAL TEST PILOT SCHOOL, IN MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA.
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE PORT (KMHV), MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA AROUND 1105 PDT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO EVALUATE THE SPIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WITH AN INSTALLED BELLY-MOUNTED CARGO POD. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-SPIN PARACHUTE, TO BE UTILIZED IN THE EVENT OF AN UNRECOVERABLE SPIN, AND BOTH PILOTS WORE EMERGENCY PARACHUTES.
DURING TESTING, THE THIRD SPIN ENTRY ? A LEFT TURNING ENTRY WITH POWER ON, FLAPS LANDING ? THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN UNRECOVERABLE SPIN. THE INSTALLED ANTI-SPIN PARACHUTE, WAS ACTIVATED BY ACCIDENT CREW, BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. CHASE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DOWNWARD, CALLING OUT THE NUMBER OF TURNS AND CALLING FOR SPIN CHUTE DEPLOYMENT. CREW OF ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WORE EMERGENCY PARACHUTES, AND EJECTED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AT 8,000-9,000 FT MSL (5,500-6,500 FT AGL) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEST PLAN TEST HAZARD ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT, AND LANDED SAFELY.
ON JUNE 4, 2018, AT 1158 PDT, ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NON-POPULATED AREA OF MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA, WITHIN THE EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, RESTRICTED AIRSPACE, R-2515, WEST SPIN AREA. ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DESTROYED UPON IMPACT, WITH NO POST-CRASH FIRE. SIC REPORTED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL.