ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83054
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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 2010 |
| Time: | 14:06 |
| Type: | Freebird Litesport U |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N415US |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Engine model: | Chevy Geo Metro |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Decatur, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Decatur, IL (DEC) |
| Decatur, IL (DEC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing a high-speed taxi in his amateur-built airplane when it inadvertently became airborne. The inadvertent flight was the airplane's first flight. The pilot requested a landing clearance and was given one. The pilot reported that he had trouble getting the airplane's nose down. He reported a MAYDAY and indicated that he had no control of the airplane. He was given a clearance to land on any runway. During his last transmission, the pilot reported that he could not keep the nose down. The airplane was observed descending tail-end down and then nose down. The airplane impacted the ground, coming to rest about two miles east of the airport. An on-scene examination of the airplane revealed that the wing separated from the fuselage. The separation was consistent with overload. No other anomalies were detected. The on-scene investigation did not document center of gravity or trim settings.
Probable Cause: The pilot's reported inability to control his amateur-built airplane for undetermined reasons after the airplane inadvertently became airborne while conducting a high-speed taxi.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/02/illinois-pilot-dies-home-plane-crash.html
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20101203X93424&ntsbno=CEN11LA090&akey=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=415US&x=0&y=0
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2010 00:16 | slowkid | Added |
| 03-Dec-2010 10:15 | slowkid | Updated [Registration] |
| 07-Dec-2011 22:22 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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