Nord 3202 accident near Casa Grande, AZ
On October 22, 2005, a Nord 3202 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Casa Grande, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 22, 2005
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Aircraft
- Nord 3202 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.955°N, 111.767°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051028X01752
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 22, 2005, about 1630 mountain standard time, an experimental Nord 3202 airplane, N22532, impacted terrain 75 yards north of the medium intensity approach lighting system (MALSR) for runway 05 at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport, Casa Grande, Arizona. The pilot, who held an expired combined third-class medical and student pilot certificate, was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The pilot departed from the Casa Grande airport about 10 minutes prior to the accident, intending to stay in the airport traffic pattern for runway 05. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot's father submitted a written statement regarding the accident. He said that he had spent the day coaching his son on landing the airplane. They chose Casa Grande airport because the traffic is light and the runway is long and smooth. The wind was light and variable and favoring runway 25; however, they chose runway 05 because other airplanes were practicing instrument landing system (ILS) approaches. He did 10 to15 touch-and-go takeoffs and landings, and then departed the pattern while the ILS traffic was inbound. He also stated that the English spoken by the inbound pilots on the ILS approach was unreadable and he and his son could not understand the other airplanes' position reports. At 1630, no inbound traffic was heard on the radio and the pilot had demonstrated 10 perfect landings with his father onboard.
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a low-altitude evasive maneuver away from another airplane, which resulted in a stall and uncontrolled descent.
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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.
