# Accident 20220219002199A: Quad City CHALLENGER II, Mountain Home, TX, February 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2022, 12:10 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2494° N, 99.4655° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2494&lon=-99.4655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438RN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438RN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City CHALLENGER II (registry code 05901KR, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503ULDCDI (registry code 55568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUAD CITY CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503ULDCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220219002199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA127), Feb 19, 2022: Quad City Challenger II (N438RN), Mountain Home, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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