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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Quad City CHALLENGER II · Mountain Home, TX · February 19, 2022

Date: February 19, 2022 · 12:10 local
Place: Mountain Home, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N438RN
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA127
Reported as: Quad City Challenger II
Reported engine: ROTAX 503ULDCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N438RNRegistered now · Quad City CHALLENGER IIS/N CW 2677 · Built 2007 Airframe modelQuad City CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax 503ULDCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

Non-certificated pilot stated he took off and immediately set the aircraft back down. Then took off again and added flaps after rotation. The addition of flaps led to a nose high attitude causing the aircraft to stall. The aircraft came to rest in-between two trees, causing substantial to the aircraft. The pilot sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF AND IMMEDIATELY SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN. THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN AND ADDED FLAPS AFTER ROTATION. THE ADDITION OF FLAPS LED TO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN-BETWEEN TWO TREES, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

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 CEN22LA127Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMountain Home, TXThe non-certificated pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.Feb 19, 2022 · Substantial damage