ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175464
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| Date: | Thursday 16 April 2015 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: | P&M Pegasus Pulsr |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N415PM |
| MSN: | 8705 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jack Edwards Airport (KJKA), Gulf Shores, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gulf Shores, AL (JKA) |
| Gulf Shores, AL (JKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was conducting his first flight in the new light-sport weight-shift control aircraft, which he purchased about 1 month prior. During the takeoff roll, he inadvertently applied a right steering control input and then over-corrected to the left. The left wing contacted the ground, and the aircraft rolled over onto its left side, which resulted in substantial wing and fuselage damage. The pilot reported that he did not experience any preaccident malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. He further reported about 1,200 hours of total fight experience, which included about 1,000 hours in similar weight-shift control aircraft.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N415PM
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2015 21:24 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Apr-2015 13:30 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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