Walker BREEZY accident near Janesville, WI
On August 27, 1999, a Walker BREEZY (airplane) was involved in an accident near Janesville, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 27, 1999
- Place
- Janesville, WI
- Aircraft
- Walker BREEZY · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.651°N, 88.949°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19430
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 27, 1999, at 1500 central daylight time (cdt), a Walker Breezy, N12BZ, operated by an airline transport pilot, was destroyed when on takeoff from runway 31 (5,396 feet by 150 feet; dry asphalt) at the Rock County Airport, Janesville, Wisconsin, the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The intended cross-country flight to Beloit, Wisconsin, was originating at the time of the accident. Several witnesses on the ground saw the airplane takeoff and climb out at a steep pitch angle. The manager of the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at the Rock County Airport said that the airplane was cleared for takeoff at 1450 cdt. The tower manager said he watched the airplane get airborne just prior to taxiway "alpha", approximately 2,000 feet down the runway. The airplane climbed out at a 45 degree nose-high pitch attitude. Approximately 100 feet over the intersection of runway 22 and runway 31, the airplane began a left turn. The airplane then turned to the right and began to fishtail. The airplane porpoised at least twice, maybe three times. The airplane's nose remained at a high pitch angle the whole time. The tower manager said the airplane began another right turn, but then it nosed straight down, hitting the ground. The tower manager telephoned "9-1-1". A second witness also watched the airplane takeoff. "He got off in a very short distance,
Probable cause
the inadvertent stall. A factor relating to this accident was the pilot's excessive climb rate.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
