ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21749
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 2008 |
| Time: | 14:57 |
| Type: |  Socata TBM700 |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Max LLC |
| Registration: | N484RJ |
| MSN: | 333 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 398 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-64 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cobb County-McCollum Field, Kennesaw, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albany, GA (ABY) |
| Kennesaw, GA (RYY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During approach to runway 9, the tower controller instructed the pilot to perform an “S” turn 3 miles from the runway. The pilot initiated the “S” turn to the left, and after turning back to the right towards the runway to complete the other half of the turn, the controller advised the pilot that he did not need to finish the maneuver, and could turn onto final approach. The last recorded ground speed was 89 knots when the pilot banked the airplane sharply to the left at this time, witnesses stated that the airplane seemed to do a wing over onto its back and go straight down. Flight simulation tests revealed that while making a steep turn and not adding power, as the bank angle increased the airspeed would decrease and the airplane would enter an aerodynamic stall. Toxicology testing indicated that the pilot had been using tramadol, a prescription painkiller with potentially impairing effects. The pilot had not reported its use on his most recent application for airman medical certificate approximately 20 months prior to the accident. It is unclear what role, if any, the medication or the condition for which it might have been used played in the accident. The pilot had accumulated over 975 hours of total time in all aircraft and 44.3 hours total time in the accident airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=484RJ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2008 01:26 | Fusko | Added |
| 19-Jul-2008 22:57 | Anon. | Updated |
| 23-Jul-2008 23:22 | Fusko | Updated |
| 31-Jul-2016 13:43 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2018 15:57 | wf | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage] |
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