# Accident 20220529021619A: Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L, Granite Shoals, TX, May 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2022, 08:15 local time
- Place: Granite Shoals, TX
- Airport: Bob Sylvester Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5920° N, 98.3680° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5920&lon=-98.3680&mi=10
- Aircraft: N490F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N490F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L (registry code 060003A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD EDGE XT-912-L
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220529021619A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2022, AT 0815, AN AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD, EDGE XT-912-L LIGHT SPORT WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FOUND BY AIRPORT MAINTENANCE ON A PRIVATE LOT ADJACENT TO 2G5 AIRPARK IN GRANITE SHOALS, TX. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE STRUCK A TREE AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AND CRASHED DUE TO UKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION WAS NOT DOCUMENTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND WAS OVERDUE. MEDICAL REPORTS AND ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION RESULTS ARE PENDING. UPDATE/AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW.

## 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 WPR22FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA189), May 29, 2022: Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT-912-L (N490F), Granite Shoals, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall while landing with a gusting wind.

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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