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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Eipper Formance MXII · Holly Hill, SC · August 9, 2023

Date: August 9, 2023 · 19:00 local
Place: Holly Hill, SC
Airport: Holly Hill
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1624Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA329
Reported as: Eipper Formance Mxii
Reported engine: ROTAX 503 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 245 total28 in the last 90 days

N1624ZRegistered now · Eipper Formance MXIIS/N 1764 Airframe modelEipper Formance MXII Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot stated as follows: the original plan for the afternoon was to do a few high speed taxi and get used to the aircraft on the ground. On the first run I pulled the nose up a little and then tried to ease the rear wheels up. When I added a little power the aircraft unexpectedly gained altitude at a high rate. I leveled off and pulled power back to bring it back down to the runway. I noticed a tree fairly close to my 10 o'clock and attempted to turn right back toward centerline. The aircraft turned left and that's when I knew I was in a stall. I should have powered up and nosed down but that tree, now more in front of me, froze my mind and I hesitated. The hesitation led to the unrecoverable stall into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED AS FOLLOWS: THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THE AFTERNOON WAS TO DO A FEW HIGH SPEED TAXI AND GET USED TO THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. ON THE FIRST RUN I PULLED THE NOSE UP A LITTLE AND THEN TRIED TO EASE THE REAR WHEELS UP. WHEN I ADDED A LITTLE POWER THE AIRCRAFT UNEXPECTEDLY GAINED ALTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE. I LEVELED OFF AND PULLED POWER BACK TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. I NOTICED A TREE FAIRLY CLOSE TO MY 10 O'CLOCK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT BACK TOWARD CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I WAS IN A STALL. I SHOULD HAVE POWERED UP AND NOSED DOWN BUT THAT TREE, NOW MORE IN FRONT OF ME, FROZE MY MIND AND I HESITATED. THE HESITATION LED TO THE UNRECOVERABLE STALL INTO THE GROUND.

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 ERA23LA329Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHoly Hill, SCThe pilot’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude and a collision with a hangar. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident make and…Aug 9, 2023 · Substantial damage

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