What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 17, 2024, about 1430 eastern daylight time, an experimental M-Squared Aircraft Inc. Breese 2 light sport airplane, privacy data omitted was involved in an accident near the Culpeper Regional Airport (cjr), Culpeper, Virginia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a test flight conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
The most recent conditional inspection was recorded on March 14, 2024. The airplane’s total hours were recorded as 26.5 hours at the time of this inspection. The airplane was issued a special airworthiness certificate in July 2019.
Weather was VFR.
The brs whole airframe parachute system was installed. The parachute and rocket had deployed from the canister. The parachute was found on the ground generally in line with the canister and remained in its fabric sleeve. The brs activation handle and its ‘remove before flight’ pin was found installed and pinned.
The engine remained attached to the airframe. The engine was a Rotax 582/99, serial number 9619612. The engine was equipped with a three blade plastic propeller. One blade displayed bending and impact damage. The two other blades were largely free of damage. After investigation of the engine, fuel system, spark plugs and compression of the cylinder further details need to be collected from the grt avionics, engine information system model 2000. It was sent off for evaluation.
The pilot did not have a current medical because it was denied in April 2023.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 17, 2024, ABOUT 1430 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL M-SQUARED AIRCRAFT INC. BREESE 2 LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR THE CULPEPER REGIONAL AIRPORT (CJR), CULPEPER, VIRGINIA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TEST FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
THE MOST RECENT CONDITIONAL INSPECTION WAS RECORDED ON MARCH 14, 2024. THE AIRPLANE’S TOTAL HOURS WERE RECORDED AS 26.5 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THIS INSPECTION. THE AIRPLANE WAS ISSUED A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE IN JULY 2019.
WEATHER WAS VFR.
THE BRS WHOLE AIRFRAME PARACHUTE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED. THE PARACHUTE AND ROCKET HAD DEPLOYED FROM THE CANISTER. THE PARACHUTE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND GENERALLY IN LINE WITH THE CANISTER AND REMAINED IN ITS FABRIC SLEEVE. THE BRS ACTIVATION HANDLE AND ITS ‘REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT’ PIN WAS FOUND INSTALLED AND PINNED.
THE ENGINE REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME. THE ENGINE WAS A ROTAX 582/99, SERIAL NUMBER 9619612. THE ENGINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A THREE BLADE PLASTIC PROPELLER. ONE BLADE DISPLAYED BENDING AND IMPACT DAMAGE. THE TWO OTHER BLADES WERE LARGELY FREE OF DAMAGE. AFTER INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, SPARK PLUGS AND COMPRESSION OF THE CYLINDER FURTHER DETAILS NEED TO BE COLLECTED FROM THE GRT AVIONICS, ENGINE INFORMATION SYSTEM MODEL 2000. IT WAS SENT OFF FOR EVALUATION.
THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL BECAUSE IT WAS DENIED IN APRIL 2023.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.