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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 2005 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Glasair Sportsman 2+2 |
| Owner/operator: | Glasair Aviation Llc |
| Registration: | N105TW |
| MSN: | 7026 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 170 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-X184 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | WAUTOMA, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Wautoma, WI |
| Wautoma, WI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying a local demonstration flight in the airport pattern to be filmed by a camera crew. The aircraft conducted a steep climbout after takeoff from runway 26, turned downwind, and reduced power at a downwind altitude of about 300-500 feet above ground level. The aircraft then made a number of yaws, then entered a steep left turn, an increase in power was heard, and then the aircraft impacted the terrain in about an 80 degree left bank. A post impact fire occurred. Inspection of the airframe, engine, propeller, and flight controls disclosed no evidence of any peimpact failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: the abrupt maneuver that was performed while failing to maintain airpeed, resulting in a stall, and uncontrolled impact with the ground without sufficient altitude to recover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050801X01130&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 06-Dec-2017 10:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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