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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rempe William H JR SX-300 SWEARINGEN · Port Orange, FL · July 5, 2018

Date: July 5, 2018 · 13:30 local
Place: Port Orange, FL
Airport: Spruce Creek
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N42SX
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA184
Reported as: Rempe William H JR SX-300 Swearingen
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total450 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N42SXRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2020 · Rempe William H JR SX-300 SWEARINGENS/N 42 · Built 1993 Airframe modelRempe William H JR SX-300 SWEARINGEN Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot rated passenger stated they were landing on runway 06 at Spruce Creek 7FL6 and when several feet above ground the aircraft stalled and landed hard breaking the left main landing gear. The pilot attempted to apply power to go around or salvage the landing but was unsuccessful due to left wing striking the ground. Aircraft slid off runway striking the approach lights, continued to slide, flipped over and caught fire. Pilot and passenger were unable to extract themselves from the aircraft and needed assistance in opening the aircraft canopy. Both pilot and passenger were extracted from the wrekage and were transported to the hospital. Pilot suffered serious injuries and passed away one week later.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RATED PASSENGER STATED THEY WERE LANDING ON RUNWAY 06 AT SPRUCE CREEK 7FL6 AND WHEN SEVERAL FEET ABOVE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND LANDED HARD BREAKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER TO GO AROUND OR SALVAGE THE LANDING BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO LEFT WING STRIKING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY STRIKING THE APPROACH LIGHTS, CONTINUED TO SLIDE, FLIPPED OVER AND CAUGHT FIRE. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNABLE TO EXTRACT THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND NEEDED ASSISTANCE IN OPENING THE AIRCRAFT CANOPY. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE EXTRACTED FROM THE WREKAGE AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND PASSED AWAY ONE WEEK LATER.

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 ERA18LA184Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack, experiencing an aerodynamic stall and hard landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse, loss of directional control, and…Jul 5, 2018 · Destroyed