# Accident 20180604007049A: Gippsaero Pty Ltd GA-10, Mojave, CA, June 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2018, 11:58 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: VH-XMH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GIPPSAERO PTY LTD GA-10
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,767 total, 46 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180604007049A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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