ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45558
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| Date: | Thursday 16 May 2002 |
| Time: | 16:14 |
| Type: |  Lancair Super ES |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N600MT |
| MSN: | ES-051 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hattiesburg, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hattiesburg, MS (HBG) |
| Hattiesburg, MS (HBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses observed the airplane as the pilot conducted touch-and-go landings. On the last take-off, witnesses stated that they heard a popping sound, and they observed the airplane in a steep right turn. Then they heard a series of three rapid pops and the airplane went nose down and impacted the ground in a wooded area and an explosion was heard. Examination of the airplane found it completely destroyed by impact and post-crash fire. The engine was recovered and sent to Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc. for further examination. Examination of the engine found extensive impact and post-crash fire damage. The number 6 exhaust rocker arm was missing, the number 6 head was broken at the exhaust area during impact, tearing off the rocker arm and support boss structure. The magnetos and fuel system components had extensive fire damage not allowing further testing. There was no evidence found during the engine examination that would have contributed to a power loss.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020523X00724&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] |
| 09-Dec-2017 16:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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