- Date
- June 28, 1996, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Krum, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N47621Ryan PT-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960628028639A
- Case key
- 19886
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was his lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After completing a touch-and-go, the airplane was turning from the crosswind to the downwind leg when the left wing 'stalled and the aircraft turned almost inverted.' The pilot 'righted' the airplane and it impacted in a field on the airport. The pilot reported that he had accumulated a total of 30 flight hours in the Ryan PT-22; however, he had flown only 1 hour in this make and model of airplane during the 90 days preceding the accident.
Factual narrative
On June 28, 1996, at 1030 central daylight time, a Ryan PT-22, N47621, registered to and operated by a private owner, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground following a loss of control while maneuvering near Krum, Texas. The private pilot sustained minor injuries, and his passenger was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 local personal flight.
According to the pilot, he was practicing touch and go landings at Bird Dog Field Airport. During the turn from the crosswind to the downwind leg, the left wing "stalled and the aircraft turned almost inverted." The pilot "righted" the airplane prior to its impact in a field on the airport. The empennage and the engine separated from the fuselage, and the right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that he had accumulated a total of 30 flight hours in the Ryan PT-22; however, he had flown only 1 hour in this make and model of airplane during the 90 days preceding the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47621
- Reported as
- Ryan PT-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1969
- Airframe hours
- 2,659
- Engine
- Kinner R-56, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Todd L. Almand
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 19, 1996 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- TA48
- Airport
- TA48 · Bird Dog Field, runway 18, 3,500 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 331 total · 30 in this make and model · 281 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.