# NTSB FTW99LA142: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L, N91MS, Edna, TX, May 15, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 15, 1999, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Edna, TX - Coordinates: 28.970252, -96.640365 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9703&lon=-96.6404&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report November 2, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46356 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW99LA142 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46356/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA142 ## Probable cause The inadvertent stall by the pilot during a go-around. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The airplane stalled and impacted the ground during a go-around. According to the operator and the pilot, the pilot performed maneuvers during an aerobatic competition, and upon completion of the maneuvers, he landed the airplane on runway 14. The pilot stated that during the 'roll out [his] right foot slipped off of the rudder pedal and [he] lost directional control [of the airplane].' Witnesses reported that the airplane initially 'touched down and bounced,' and then drifted to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot then 'added power,' and the airplane was observed in a 'nose high attitude.' The airplane attained a height 20 feet agl, and the 'left wing dipped down.' Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest in a field. ## Factual narrative On May 15, 1999, at 1400 central daylight time, an Extra Flugzeugbau GMBH EA 300/L experimental airplane, N91MS, was substantially damaged during a go-around at the Jackson County Airport near Edna, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by Air Bonanza, Inc., of Austin, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerobatic flight and a flight plan was not filed. The local flight originated from the Jackson County Airport at 1345. The 10,663-hour pilot was participating in an aerobatic competition. According to the operator and the pilot, the airplane departed from runway 26, and the pilot performed a series of aerobatic maneuvers. Upon completion of the maneuvers, the pilot landed the airplane on runway 14. The pilot stated that during the "roll out [his] right foot slipped off of the rudder pedal and [he] lost directional control [of the airplane]." The operator added that the pilot "appeared to have lost directional control approximately 1/3 of the way down the runway." Witnesses, who were spectators and judges of the competition, reported that the airplane initially "touched down and bounced," and then drifted to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot then "added power," and the airplane was observed in a "nose high attitude." The airplane attained an altitude of approximately 20 feet agl, and the "left wing dipped down." Subsequently, the left wing contacted the ground, and the airplane began to cartwheeel. The engine separated from the airframe, and the airplane came to a stop upright in a milo field. At 1453, the weather observation facility at the Victoria Regional Airport, Victoria, Texas, (located 20 miles southwest of the accident site) reported the following conditions: clear skies, visibility 10 miles, and wind from 160 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 19 knots. The pilot stated that both wings, including both wing spars, sustained structural damage. He added that the vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer were also structurally damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: N91MS (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 075 - Airframe hours: 96 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-L1B5 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Registered owner: Air Bonanza Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, September 11, 1998, 96 hours before - Departed: NONE - Airport: 26R, Jackson County, runway 14, 3,393 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 10,663 total, 80 in this make and model, 10,427 as pilot in command, 125 in the last 90 days, 33 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 15 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: VCT, 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 19990515005259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990515005259A), May 15, 1999: Rhnflu EA300L, Edna, TX, Substantial damage. Acft flipped over on landing after performing aerobatic maneuvers at an airshow, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on may 15, 1999, at 1400 central… 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.