# NTSB CEN12CA205: Furru Donald Jeffrey Skyranger V MAX, N912FL, Viola, AR, March 25, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 25, 2012, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Viola, AR - Coordinates: 36.368888, -92.470558 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3689&lon=-92.4706&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83224 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA205 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83224/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83224 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA205 ## Probable cause The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. ## 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: [Furru Donald Jeffrey SKYRANGER V MAX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=05617TC), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Furru Donald Jeffrey SKYRANGER V MAX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05617TC), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Furru Donald Jeffrey SKYRANGER V MAX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=05617TC), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Furru Donald Jeffrey SKYRANGER V MAX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=05617TC), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Furru Donald Jeffrey SKYRANGER V MAX, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05617TC), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot and passenger were on a local flight, when the pilot decided to land in a farm field. According to the pilot, during the landing, the airplane bounced three times, so he applied power to perform a go-around. The pilot added that the engine was at full power; however, the airplane stalled, clipped treetops, impacted the ground, and came to rest inverted, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot and passenger were on a local flight, when the pilot decided to land in a farm field. According to the pilot, during the landing, the airplane bounced three times, so he applied power to do a go-around. The pilot added that the engine was at full power; however, the airplane stalled, and then clipped tree tops before impacting the ground. The airplane came to rest in the inverted position. The pilot added there were no preimpact problems with the airplane prior to the collision with the trees. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed substantial damage to the fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N912FL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912FL), registered now, S/N 0306327, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: FURRU DONALD JEFFREY SKYRANGER V MAX - Registry model: [Furru Donald Jeffrey SKYRANGER V MAX](https://openairdocs.org/model/furru-donald-jeffrey-skyranger-v-max) (registry code 05617TC) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 0306327 - Engines: ROTAX 912UL 80 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, March 1, 2011 - Departed: KFLP, Marion County R, AR - Destination: KFLP, Marion County R, AR - Flight plan: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: minor; sport pilot, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review November 4, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 15 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KBPK, 20 nm away ## 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 20120325003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120325003609A), Mar 25, 2012: Furru Donald Jeffrey SKYRANGER V MAX, Viola, AR, Substantial damage. The aircraft attempted a landing in a farm field. During the landing attempt, the aircraft bounced three times and executed an attempted go-around. The… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 30, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83224. 813 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 768 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365656&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 45 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365657&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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