# Accident 20181222022019A: Brm Aero BRISTELL S-LSA, Lakeland, FL, December 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2018, 10:13 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9867° N, 82.0239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9867&lon=-82.0239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N587BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N587BL-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: BRM Aero BRISTELL S-LSA (registry code 0600084, https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-bristell-s-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRM AERO BRISTELL S-LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 32 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181222022019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA078), Dec 22, 2018: BRM Aero Bristell S-LSA (N587BL), Lakeland, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall from which the pilot did not recover.

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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