# NTSB CEN10CA294: Holden Frank Joseph Rans S6ES, N9870V, Waxahachie, TX, May 29, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 29, 2010, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Waxahachie, TX - Coordinates: 32.386665, -95.848335 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3867&lon=-95.8483&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 12, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 76208 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA294 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76208/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76208 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA294 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff, resulting in a stall/msuh. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Holden Frank Joseph RANS S6ES, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=05625AU), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Holden Frank Joseph RANS S6ES, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000/cases.md?model=05625AU), [All aircraft, 111 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Holden Frank Joseph RANS S6ES, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05625AU), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis While taking off everything seemed normal until rotation. the pilot then noticed that the airplane's nose seemed heavy and slow to lift off. He lowered the nose to gain airspeed and rotated again to achieve only a "very flat fly out." About 100 feet above the ground he initiated a right turn to avoid power lines. As he rolled out he was at about 40 miles per hour on the airspeed indicator and he could not control the pitch with full aft stick. The airplane started to descend and impacted the ground in a hay field. Examination of the airplane revealed no preexisting anomalies. According to the airplane designer, best climb is attained at 65 knots and at 45 knots the elevator will feel mushy. The pilot and owner did not submit a NTSB Form 6120.1. ## Factual narrative While taking off everything seemed normal until rotation. the pilot then noticed that the airplane's nose seemed heavy and slow to lift off. He lowered the nose to gain airspeed and rotated again to achieve only a "very flat fly out." About 100 feet above the ground he initiated a right turn to avoid power lines. As he rolled out he was at about 40 miles per hour on the airspeed indicator and he could not control the pitch with full aft stick. The airplane started to descend and impacted the ground in a hay field. Examination of the airplane revealed no preexisting anomalies. According to the airplane designer, best climb is attained at 65 knots and at 45 knots the elevator will feel mushy. The pilot and owner did not submit a NTSB Form 6120.1. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9870V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9870V-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 312941, built 1994 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HOLDEN FRANK JOSEPH RANS S6ES - Registry model: [Holden Frank Joseph RANS S6ES](https://openairdocs.org/model/holden-frank-joseph-rans-s6es) (registry code 05625AU) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 312941 - Engines: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bramall Buster I - Registered owner: Bramall Buster I - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: N/A, Waxahachie, TX - Destination: N/A, Waxahachie, TX - Airport: N/A, Private Airstrip, runway 18, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown; flight hours: 3,600 total, 110 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100529039629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100529039629A), May 29, 2010: Holden Fran RANS S6ES, Waxahachie, TX, Substantial damage. On may 29, 2010, at approximately 1845 CST, a rans coyote ii airplane, N9870V, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground after departing from a… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 30, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76208. 183 KB in all. - Pilot Statement (item 1, .PDF, 70 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332165&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Passenger Statement (item 2, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332164&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Passenger Statement - Written (item 3, .PDF, 59 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332167&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%20Statement%20-%20Written-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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