ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65332
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 2009 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: | Canadian Ultralight Chinook Plus 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N31773 |
| MSN: | 02282XS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bridgeport, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bridgeport, TX (None) |
| Bridgeport, TX (None) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor said that when he arrived at the private pilot's private airstrip they both conducted a preflight inspection of the ultralight airplane. The instructor then proceeded to taxi up and down the runway before he departed on a short solo flight. During this flight, he performed basic turns and discovered that when a small amount of aileron input was applied he needed to apply a much larger input of rudder to maintain coordinated flight. After landing, the instructor informed the private pilot about the rudder/aileron relationship and that it would be too noisy for him to provide any instruction. The private pilot, who had never flown the ultralight before, still wanted to fly it around the airstrip and asked the instructor to go with him. The instructor agreed and they departed. The instructor said that when they were on downwind, the private pilot turned around and said something, but that he was unable to hear what the pilot said and that he then immediately saw a tree. Two witnesses reported seeing the airplane make a sharp left bank and nose over. One of the witnesses said the engine was running at the time. Examination of the ultralight revealed that it had sustained substantial damage to the airframe, wings and tail section. The fuel in the fuel tank had a foul odor, but the reason for the foul odor was not determined.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor and pilot's decision to take off with known control deficiencies with the aircraft which resulted in a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2009 13:37 | slowkid | Added |
| 01-Jun-2009 13:39 | slowkid | Updated |
| 05-Apr-2010 04:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 05-Apr-2010 05:17 | TB50 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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