# Accident 20211008017439A: Zuber Thomas P ZUBER SUPER DRIFTER, Granite Shoals, TX, October 8, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Granite Shoals, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5666° N, 98.3946° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5666&lon=-98.3946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70TZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70TZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zuber Thomas P ZUBER SUPER DRIFTER (registry code 05615UE, https://openairdocs.org/model/zuber-thomas-p-zuber-super-drifter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZUBER THOMAS P ZUBER SUPER DRIFTER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,952 total, 304 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211008017439A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HRS AN 10/08/2021. PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 16 AT SHIRLEY WILLIAMS AIRPORT (44TE) TO FLY OVER LAKE LBJ. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHEN HE NOTICED SOMETHING  FLOATING IN THE WATER AND TURNED AROUND TO INVESTIGATE. PILOT STATED HE MADE TOO TIGHT TURN TO DOWNWIND AND LOST AIRSPEED AND LIFT.

PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RECOVER BEFORE PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE LAKE. PILOT ALSO STATED WHILE STILL IN A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK, HE MOST LIKELY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT A FEW FEET ABOVE THE WATER. PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AND BEFORE HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, THE FLOATS DUG INTO THE WATER AND THE HIGH THRUSTLINE PUSHER ENGINE ROLLED THE PLANE OVER NOSE FIRST UNTIL IT RESTED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER.

PILOT ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE AND WAS PART OF THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA015), Oct 9, 2021: Zuber Thomas P Zuber Super Drifter (N70TZ), Horseshoe Bay, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately monitor airspeed during a low-level turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the water.

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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