Flynn William Pazmany PL-4 accident near Fredricksburg, VA
On October 15, 2006, a Flynn William Pazmany PL-4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fredricksburg, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 15, 2006
- Place
- Fredricksburg, VA
- Aircraft
- Flynn William Pazmany PL-4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.267°N, 77.449°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061031X01580
NTSB summary
On October 15, 2006, at 1800 eastern daylight time, an amateur built Pazmany PL-4, N640F, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Shannon Airport (EZF), Fredericksburg, Virginia. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airport manager reported that prior to the accident, the pilot performed several "touch and go" landings, adding that he saw at least one, and heard at least three. During the touch and go landing that the manager observed, the airplane touchdown on the approach end of the runway, then took off again. The airplane then flew at a low altitude over the runway while accelerating. Near the end of the runway, the airplane pitched upward and climbed to about 500 feet. The airplane then leveled off, and flew a traffic pattern at that altitude, rather than the normal 1,100-foot traffic pattern altitude. An off-duty state police officer also observed the accident airplane just before the accident. The officer and his wife were driving on the road perpendicular, and directly adjacent to, the approach end of runway 24. The officer stated that he saw the accident airplane cross over the road in front of him, and thought that it might be landing. He thought it was unusual though, since the airplane was flying lower and faster than any airplane he had seen previously. He lost sight of the airplane for a moment, and when he next saw it, it was near the departure end of runway 24. I
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with terrain.
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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.
