ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285287
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| Date: | Saturday 10 February 2007 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Sonex Aircraft Sonex |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N229P |
| MSN: | 018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 579 hours |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 2200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlanta, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-Hall Miller Municipal Airport, TX (KATA) |
| Atlanta-Hall Miller Municipal Airport, TX (KATA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane stalled and collided with trees while maneuvering to avoid trees during a go-around. The pilot reported that while practicing takeoff and landings on runway 33, he determined that he was too high on the approach and initiated a go-around. The pilot concluded that his 80-horsepower homebuilt airplane was not going to be able to clear the trees at the departure end of the 2,463-foot long, by 150-foot wide turf runway, so he turned the airplane 45-degrees to the left to avoid the trees. The pilot added that while maneuvering, the airplane stalled and collided with trees located about 100 yards west of the runway 33. The airplane came to rest in the inverted position at the base of the trees, resulting in structural damage to the wings and the fuselage. The canopy was also damaged. There was no fire. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector who responded to the accident site noted that runway 15/33 is not annotated on the airport diagram thus there was no information about the obstructions present at either end of the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush. A contributing factor was the group of trees located near the departure end of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA068
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 April 2014 | N229P | Weiss Theodore T | 1 | Pruitt Trailhead, Withlacoochee State Forest, NE of Brooksville, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 07:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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