# Accident 20190227016299A: Timothy Barrow SPACE WALKER II, Castroville, TX, February 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2019, 16:38 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2750° N, 98.8775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2750&lon=-98.8775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1778, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1778-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Timothy Barrow SPACE WALKER II (registry code 05636LL, https://openairdocs.org/model/timothy-barrow-space-walker-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TIMOTHY BARROW SPACE WALKER II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,400 total, 15 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190227016299A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2019, AT 1638 CDT, A TIMOTHY BARROW, SPACE WALKER II EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N1778, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED TREES AND CRASHED ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DUE TO UKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CASTROVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1630 CDT.

## 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 CEN19LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA087), Feb 27, 2019: Warner Aerocraft Space Walker II (N1778), Devine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.

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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