ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145798
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 2012 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: | Waggonner Excalibur |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N165AW |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582DCDI |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buhl Municipal Airport - U03, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Buhl, ID (U03) |
| Buhl, ID (U03) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During his first time operating the newly-assembled airplane, the pilot/airplane builder performed a series of high-speed taxi tests on the taxiway. The pilot stated that, after traversing the length of the taxiway several times, the airplane became airborne in the gusty wind. The pilot increased the engine power, and the airplane continued to ascend. He maneuvered near the airport for about 10 minutes and then decided to return. While on final approach to the runway, the airplane was unstable, and the pilot performed a go-around. On the second approach, with the airplane about 30 feet above ground level, the pilot lost control, and the airplane descended in a nose-low attitude into the terrain. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. About the time of the accident, the wind was reported to be at 9 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while on final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://magicvalley.com/news/local/update-one-injured-in-plane-crash-at-buhl-airport/article_cff59b7a-a460-11e1-91e2-0019bb2963f4.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20150428014331/http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/Afternoon-Plane-Crash-Send-One-Man-To-The-Hospital-152796425.html
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/06_165AW.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=165AW&x=0&y=0
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2012 23:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-May-2012 06:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 23-May-2012 07:45 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Plane category, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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