Skeeter 1M accident near Oklahoma City, OK
On March 3, 2012, a Skeeter 1M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 3, 2012
- Place
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Aircraft
- Skeeter 1M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.488°N, 97.824°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120305X03358
Official records · CEN12LA179
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 3, 2011, about 0840 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built Skeeter 1M airplane, N1111V, impacted terrain while on approach to runway 35L at the Clarence E Page Municipal Airport (RCE), near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane sustained substantial wing and fuselage damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual flight rules (VFR) conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a VFR flight plan. The flight originated from the Cole Landing Area Airport, near Newcastle, Oklahoma, about 0800. According to statements given to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the accident airplane and another airplane were flying together. The accident airplane diverted to RCE due to an issue with a loose canopy. The pilot reported on an airplane-to-airplane frequency that he wanted to land at RCE to tighten the canopy. The accident airplane was on final when an airplane was also on final approach and was about to perform a touch and go on the runway. The accident airplane was observed in about 45 degrees of bank in order to “swerve” out of the way of the airplane on final approach for the touch and go. The accident airplane was observed to be about 400 feet above the ground when it banked. The accident airplane subsequently descended and impacted terrain. The pilot from the airplane performing the touch and go stated that he did not h
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while on final approach as he was executing a turn to provide spacing between his airplane and an airplane on the runway.
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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.
