ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194055
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 March 2017 |
| Time: | 15:37 |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2E Special |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N30BJ |
| MSN: | BJ-3 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 96 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cox Airport (NC81), Apex, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Apex, NC (NC81) |
| Apex, NC (NC81) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning to the airport from a local personal flight in the airplane. The airplane approached runway 9 at an angle before rolling inverted, descending, and impacting terrain, consistent with an aerodynamic stall. A review of weather conditions revealed that, on final approach, the airplane likely experienced a tailwind of about 9 knots with wind gusts as high as 20 knots. Pilots familiar with the airport reported that, due to the slope of the runway, pilots preferred to land on runway 9 unless there was a tailwind of more than 10 knots. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. It is likely that, while maneuvering on final approach to the runway with a gusting tailwind, the pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the final approach to the runway in gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=30BJ
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2017 23:15 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Mar-2017 02:29 | Geno | Updated [Time] |
| 09-Mar-2017 10:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Nature, Embed code, Damage] |
| 23-Mar-2017 10:53 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2018 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2018 20:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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