40.1644° N, 105.1636° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VANCE BRAND (LMO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 20, 2022 · 15:00 local
Place
Ugolden, CO
Airport
Vance Brand Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 20, 2022, cu student/employee PIC of FA3FLYL7A3, was conducting preliminary flights for a collaborative study with univ. Of Nebraska for torus (super cells). At approximately 1457, PIC switched from fly-by-wire mode to rtl to guided mode and the a/c pitched hard right and up and stalled.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 20, 2022, CU STUDENT/EMPLOYEE PIC OF FA3FLYL7A3, WAS CONDUCTING PRELIMINARY FLIGHTS FOR A COLLABORATIVE STUDY WITH UNIV. OF NEBRASKA FOR TORUS (SUPER CELLS). AT APPROXIMATELY 1457, PIC SWITCHED FROM FLY-BY-WIRE MODE TO RTL TO GUIDED MODE AND THE A/C PITCHED HARD RIGHT AND UP AND STALLED.