Extra Flugzeugbau 300S accident near Greenfield, CA
On March 21, 2006, an Extra Flugzeugbau 300S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greenfield, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 21, 2006
- Place
- Greenfield, CA
- Aircraft
- Extra Flugzeugbau 300S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.325°N, 121.185°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060323X00338
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 21, 2006, about 1030 Pacific standard time, an experimental/exhibition certificated Extra Flugzeugbau GMBH 300S airplane, N124X, sustained substantial damage when it collided with the ground along the edge of a runway during final approach to land at Metz Field, about 3 miles east-southeast of Greenfield, California. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight for the purpose of aerobatic flight proficiency under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, who received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose, California, about 0900, and no flight plan was filed. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector, San Jose Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), San Jose, responded to the accident site. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on March 21, the inspector reported that the pilot departed San Jose and proceeded to Greenfield, which is about a 45 minute flight. The pilot then performed about 20 minutes of aerobatic flight in an aerobatic practice area near Metz Field. Witnesses told the inspector that the airplane appeared to fly a left (southeast) downwind pattern, paralleling runway 33. Near the approach end of the runway, the airplane made a right turn of about 45 degrees, away from the runway, then made a steep left turn, toward the run
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the base leg to final approach phase of a VFR landing pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent. A factor contributing to the accident was the inadvertent stall/mush.
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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.
