# Accident 20240517008289A: M-Squared Aircraft Inc BREESE 2, Culpeper, VA, May 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2024, 14:35 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5190° N, 77.8769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5190&lon=-77.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99VY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99VY-2025-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: M-Squared BREESE 2 (registry code 06001B8, https://openairdocs.org/model/m-squared-breese-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582-99 (registry code 55554, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M-SQUARED AIRCRAFT INC BREESE 2
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582-99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240517008289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA24FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA219), May 17, 2024: M-Squared Breese 2 (N99VY), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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