What happened
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On may 26th 2022 at approximately 14:50 local time N4978B departed runway 22R piloted by student pilotprivacy data omitted certificate number privacy data omitted. The aircraft completed one trip in the pattern and was cleared for the option upon departing the second time the pilot reported the following ?4978B reporting engine failure it?s not working?, followed by a second transmission ?tower I don?t know what to do? And a third transmission ?I?m sorry, I?m sorry I didn?t have my flaps up?. The aircraft lost altitude and came to rest in the back of a residence of the local neighborhoods. The regional operations command (roc) contacted the milwaukee (mke) flight standards district office (FSDO) at approximately 15:29PM. The mke FSDO was on scene at approximately 16:45 local time. Upon inspection of the aircraft the flap selector switch was in the flap 0 degree position and the flap actuator was in the flap 0 degree position. The throttle was full forward position and the carb heat was pulled aft putting the carb heat in the on position. Indications at the scene appear that the aircraft struck the residence garage with the left wing before striking the ground. At this time all indications appear that the aircraft stalled and spun to the left approximately 300 degrees from the departure heading. The pilot was transported to the hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead on 05/28/2022.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 26TH 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:50 LOCAL TIME N4978B DEPARTED RUNWAY 22R PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ONE TRIP IN THE PATTERN AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION UPON DEPARTING THE SECOND TIME THE PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING ?4978B REPORTING ENGINE FAILURE IT?S NOT WORKING?, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND TRANSMISSION ?TOWER I DON?T KNOW WHAT TO DO? AND A THIRD TRANSMISSION ?I?M SORRY, I?M SORRY I DIDN?T HAVE MY FLAPS UP?. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND CAME TO REST IN THE BACK OF A RESIDENCE OF THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (ROC) CONTACTED THE MILWAUKEE (MKE) FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) AT APPROXIMATELY 15:29PM. THE MKE FSDO WAS ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 LOCAL TIME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE FLAP SELECTOR SWITCH WAS IN THE FLAP 0 DEGREE POSITION AND THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS IN THE FLAP 0 DEGREE POSITION. THE THROTTLE WAS FULL FORWARD POSITION AND THE CARB HEAT WAS PULLED AFT PUTTING THE CARB HEAT IN THE ON POSITION. INDICATIONS AT THE SCENE APPEAR THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RESIDENCE GARAGE WITH THE LEFT WING BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME ALL INDICATIONS APPEAR THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 300 DEGREES FROM THE DEPARTURE HEADING. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON 05/28/2022.
NTSB investigation
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