Anderson John H AVID FLYER MK 4 accident near Waxhaw, NC
On March 26, 2012, an Anderson John H AVID FLYER MK 4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Waxhaw, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 26, 2012
- Place
- Waxhaw, NC
- Aircraft
- Anderson John H AVID FLYER MK 4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.864°N, 80.745°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120326X55039
Official records · ERA12FA256
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 26, 2012, about 1422 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built, Avid Flyer MK 4, N61410, impacted the ground during a balked landing at the JAARS-Townsend Airport (N52), Waxhaw, North Carolina. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane came to rest in a nose down attitude at the base of several trees and sustained damage to the fuselage and all flight control surfaces. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The flight departed from the Fairfield County Airport (FDW), Winnsboro, South Carolina at 1341. According to several pilot-rated witnesses, the airplane was observed in a nose-up pitch attitude of about 30 degrees, about 30 feet above the ground. The airplane was then observed at a lower pitch attitude near the top of a 70-foot-tall tree and was observed banking to the left and right about 30 degrees. The airplane went behind a 85-foot-tall pine tree and then the sound of an impact was heard. One eyewitness reported that just prior to the accident, the airplane entered a near vertical nose down attitude, entered a spin, and then disappeared into the trees. The eyewitnesses reported that the engine sounded as though it was producing full power during the accident sequence. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 63, held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land and instrument ai
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a low-altitude aerodynamic stall.
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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.
