What happened
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On December 22, 2018, at 1012 eastern standard time, a Brm Aero bristell , N587BL, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Lakeland linder regional airport (lal), Lakeland, Florida. The student pilot was fatally injured.
The student pilot had completed two landings to runway 27 in a left traffic pattern, and prior to the third landing, the tower controller instructed the pilot to fly a right traffic pattern after departure to avoid a potential conflict with another airplane operating in the airspace. The accident airplane climbing after departing runway 27. Subsequently, the airplane entered a left turn, and started to descend. The airplane impacted terrain in a near vertical attitude and an explosion was observed immediately after impact. Review of photographs provided by lal airport operations personnel, revealed that the airplane impacted an open field on the airport, about 800 ft south of runway 27, and came to rest upright. A post crash fire consumed a majority of cockpit and fuselage. The left and right leading edges of the wings displayed significant aft crushing. All flight control surfaces were observed. The empennage remained intact and showed little fire damage. The engine was located with the fuselage, it sustained impact and fire damage. All three propeller blades were fragmented.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 22, 2018, AT 1012 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BRM AERO BRISTELL , N587BL, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT (LAL), LAKELAND, FLORIDA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
THE STUDENT PILOT HAD COMPLETED TWO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 27 IN A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND PRIOR TO THE THIRD LANDING, THE TOWER CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO FLY A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN AFTER DEPARTURE TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE OPERATING IN THE AIRSPACE. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE CLIMBING AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 27. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A LEFT TURN, AND STARTED TO DESCEND. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE AND AN EXPLOSION WAS OBSERVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT. REVIEW OF PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BY LAL AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL, REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED AN OPEN FIELD ON THE AIRPORT, ABOUT 800 FT SOUTH OF RUNWAY 27, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. A POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED A MAJORITY OF COCKPIT AND FUSELAGE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS DISPLAYED SIGNIFICANT AFT CRUSHING. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE OBSERVED. THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED INTACT AND SHOWED LITTLE FIRE DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS LOCATED WITH THE FUSELAGE, IT SUSTAINED IMPACT AND FIRE DAMAGE. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE FRAGMENTED.
NTSB investigation
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