Aero Partners One Llc CA 7SL accident near Merritt Island, FL
On May 15, 2002, an Aero Partners One Llc CA 7SL (airplane) was involved in an accident near Merritt Island, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 15, 2002
- Place
- Merritt Island, FL
- Aircraft
- Aero Partners One Llc CA 7SL · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.347°N, 80.687°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020517X00692
NTSB summary
On May 15, 2002, at 1905 eastern daylight time, a home built Aero Partners One LLC, CA 7SL, N4075Z, registered to Aero Partners One LLC, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and operated by the commercial pilot, collided with water shortly after takeoff from his third touch and go landing at the Cocoa Merritt Island Airport in Merritt Island, Florida. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Merritt Island, Florida, at 1835. According to witnesses, the pilot was practicing touch and go landings at the time of the accident. Witnesses further stated that on the third approach, the airplane was high and hot (fast) neared the end of runway 11. Witnesses heard the engine power up for a go around and the airplane climbed in a near vertical attitude to approximately 200 feet above ground level. The airplane appeared to have stalled, felled off to the left and entering a spin. The airplane rotated approximately 380 degrees before impacting the water. The witnesses stated that they were approximately 2500 feet from the point of impact at the time of the accident. The airplane was an experimental amateur-built airplane constructed from fiberglass composite materials with approximately 30.5 hours of total time. The airplane was powered by a Walter 601D turbo propeller engine with an Avia Propeller. Both the engine and the propeller were bu
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision resulting in the misconfiguration of the flaps and the elevator trim setting. The misconfiguration resulted in an inadvertent pitch-up, loss of airspeed, stall and collision with the ground.
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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.
