Aerial Productions Intl. Inc. Acrojet Special accident near Ocean City, MD
On June 27, 2006, an Aerial Productions Intl. Inc. Acrojet Special (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ocean City, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 27, 2006
- Place
- Ocean City, MD
- Aircraft
- Aerial Productions Intl. Inc. Acrojet Special · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.318°N, 75.142°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060717X00949
Official records · NYC06LA160
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 27, 2006, about 1030 eastern daylight time, an Aerial Productions International, Acrojet Special, N23AP, was destroyed following a collision with trees during an approach to Ocean City Municipal Airport (OXB), Ocean City, Maryland. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local test flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. After being prepared for its flight by company personnel and the pilot, the airplane departed OXB at approximately 1010 and proceeded to a designated test area to perform airborne testing for a customer. Upon arrival at the designated test area the pilot was instructed by radio to initiate the planned testing, however; during the first of his four scheduled test runs, light rain began to fall at OXB. Although visual meteorological conditions still prevailed, the pilot was directed by his company operations to return as a safety precaution. After arrival in the airport area, the pilot turned onto a 5-mile final approach and made a low pass down runway 14 for data collection purposes. He then joined the left downwind leg of the traffic pattern, and transmitted his position on the unicom frequency for the airport. A few seconds later the pilot also gave a position report to another test airplane that he was "turning base leg," and then transmitted his position on final approach. A company employee, who observed the airplane moments before impact, stated that he saw the airplane on a low, level, final approach above the trees, which bordered the approach
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall mush and subsequent impact with trees. A factor in the accident was windshear, and the high weight of the airplane.
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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.
