Airborne Edge accident near Dunn, NC
On June 14, 2008, an Airborne Edge (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dunn, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 14, 2008
- Place
- Dunn, NC
- Aircraft
- Airborne Edge · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.274°N, 78.446°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080619X00884
NTSB summary
On June 14, 2008, approximately 0630 eastern daylight time, an Airborne Edge (Experimental Light Sport A) weight-shift control airplane, N9393S, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a go-around at a private field near Dunn, North Carolina. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was killed. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the supervised solo flight. The local flight originated from the private field about 5 minutes prior to the accident. In a written statement, the flight instructor who was supervising the student pilot's first solo flight reported that the pilot departed and remained within the traffic pattern with no apparent difficulties. The pilot appeared to conduct a stable approach to landing. The instructor stated just before the airplane was going to touch down, the pilot applied full power to initiate a go-around and the airplane began to turn to the left. Subsequently, the left wing struck the ground and the airplane cartwheeled before coming to rest. The pilot was extracted from the wreckage and transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that all components of the airplane exhibited impact related damage. No anomalies were observed with the airplane's flight control system. The student pilot's flight instructor reported that prior to the accide
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around.
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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.
