20190425010899A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · TL Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT · Madera, CA · April 25, 2019

Date: April 25, 2019 · 12:56 local
Place: Madera, CA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N797N
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19FA121
Reported as: TL Ultralight Sro Stingsport
Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total14 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N797NRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2019 · TL Ultralight Sro STINGSPORTS/N TLUSA118 Airframe modelTL Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft impacted the terrain approximately ½ miles northwest of the approach end of runway 12 at Madera municipal airport (mae), Madera, California. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants (certified flight instructor and student pilot) in the aircraft were fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY ½ MILES NORTHWEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 12 AT MADERA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MAE), MADERA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS (CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT) IN THE AIRCRAFT WERE FATALLY INJURED.

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 WPR19FA121Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMadera, CAThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the simulated engine failure on initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover.Apr 25, 2019 · Destroyed

Other reports on N797N · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20070417009769ILevel Off Touchdown · Payson, AZ(-23) On 4/17/07, private pilot [privacy data omitted] was landing N797N at Payson (pan) airport. Upon landing the nosewheel broke off and the wooden propeller struck the runway, breaking the prop. Airworthiness inspector [privacy data omitted] (sdl FSDO)…Apr 17, 2007 · Minor damage