# Accident 20230809012229A: Eipper Formance Inc MXII, Holly Hill, SC, August 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2023, 19:00 local time
- Place: Holly Hill, SC
- Airport: Holly Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3018° N, 80.3920° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3018&lon=-80.3920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1624Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1624Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eipper Formance MXII (registry code 05902KP, https://openairdocs.org/model/eipper-formance-mxii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIPPER FORMANCE INC MXII
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230809012229A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA329), Aug 9, 2023: Eipper Formance Mxii (N1624Z), Holy Hill, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N1624Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140816016939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816016939A), Aug 16, 2014: Eipper Formance Inc MXII (N1624Z), Delle, UT, Substantial damage. Ultralight struck power lines while circling a coyote. The right wing 's support cables touched the power line causing them to burn through. The right wing…

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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