ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182332
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| Date: | Saturday 12 December 2015 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Rans S-12 Airaile |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6202N |
| MSN: | 0992285 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chilhowee Gliderport (92A), Benton, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benton, TN (92A) |
| Athens, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The sport pilot of the experimental, amateur-built airplane was the last to takeoff in a group of three airplanes. After takeoff, the airplane entered a steep climb, banked sharply left, and then descended rapidly in a manner consistent with an aerodynamic stall and spin. Examination of the airplane did not reveal evidence of any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that, during the initial climb, 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/spin. Although the pilot had coronary artery disease, and he was taking clozapine, a drug that can cause seizures or cardiac arrest, it could not be determined whether the pilot was impaired or incapacitated at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6202N
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2015 23:29 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-May-2018 15:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2018 17:51 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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