Miller Zenair Cricket MC-12 accident near Lee's Summit, MO
On June 24, 2006, a Miller Zenair Cricket MC-12 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lee's Summit, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 24, 2006
- Place
- Lee's Summit, MO
- Aircraft
- Miller Zenair Cricket MC-12 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.956°N, 94.371°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060630X00860
Official records · CHI06LA164
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 24, 2006, about 0800 central daylight time, an amateur-built experimental Miller Zenair Cricket MC-12 airplane, N36CZ, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during an in-flight collision with terrain near Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (LXT), Lee's Summit, Missouri. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The local flight departed from LXT about 0745. Witnesses reported that the pilot departed runway 18 (4,015 feet by 75 feet, concrete) and remained in the traffic pattern. As the pilot completed the first circuit around the traffic pattern, witnesses stated that he executed a low approach over runway 18 about 200 feet above ground level. The witnesses reported that during the low approach, the engines did not sound normal and described them as "out of synch" and "missing." One witness stated, "it sounded like one engine was spitting and coughing. . . . [The pilot] turned a left crosswind just south of runway 11/29 and shortly after, it sounded like the engine quit. One engine was still running though." The witnesses stated that the airplane turned to a left crosswind and subsequently left downwind. They noted that the airplane appeared to be descending as it was established on downwind. One witness stated that as it reached a point abeam the airport terminal building on downwind, the airplane "pitched up and snapped hard to the right and then went into a downward spiral." Another witness stated that "
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while operating in the traffic pattern after the loss of power in one engine, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. An additional cause was the loss of engine power in one of the two engines for undetermined reasons.
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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.
