Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Gmbh EA-300/L accident near Queen Creek, AZ
On May 9, 2008, an Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Gmbh EA-300/L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Queen Creek, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 9, 2008
- Place
- Queen Creek, AZ
- Aircraft
- Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Gmbh EA-300/L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.286°N, 111.482°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080514X00668
Official records · LAX08FA134
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 9, 2008, at 1317 Mountain standard time, an Extra Flugzeugproduktions-und Vertriebs-GmBH EA-300/L, N133EE, collided with desert terrain near Queen Creek, Arizona. The airplane was operated by Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot, serving as an instructor, and the airline transport pilot were killed, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, about 1243. The operator noted that the airplane was overdue from a practice upset recovery training flight. About 1430 the operator and the Mesa Police Air Support located the wreckage in flat desert terrain about 10 miles east of the airport. The two occupants were located approximately 50 feet to the north of the airplane wreckage and were wearing parachutes. The instructor pilot’s parachute was found to have been activated and partially deployed. The pilot under instruction's (PUI) parachute had not been activated. No radio distress call by the aircrew was heard by any agency. Radar data revealed that at 1313:56 the airplane was on a northeasterly track at 5,600 feet msl. A radar return at 1314:04 placed the airplane at 5,300 feet, in a slight descent. At 1314:15, the radar data showed that the airplane was operating in an area approximately 800 feet across, and the altitude increased to 6,100 feet, then decreased to 2,300 feet. The last radar return was at 1314:46 at an
Probable cause
The loss of aircraft control due to an undetermined rudder malfunction.
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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.
