Sorensen SPRINT MXII accident near Groesbeck, TX
On November 5, 2012, a Sorensen SPRINT MXII (airplane) was involved in an accident near Groesbeck, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: minor.
- Date
- November 5, 2012
- Place
- Groesbeck, TX
- Aircraft
- Sorensen SPRINT MXII · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Minor
- Position
- 31.428°N, 96.471°W
- NTSB ID
- 20121106X84436
Official records · CEN13LA046
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 5, 2012, at 1135 central standard time, an amateur-built Sorensen MX II Sprint, collided with trees during an aborted landing from a private airstrip in Groesbeck, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane received minor damage. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The local flight originated from the private airstrip about 0941. A handheld global positioning system (GPS) that was on the airplane contained data for the accident flight. GPS data showed the pilot took off on a southerly heading from his private airstrip. The airstrip is approximately 1,000 feet long and is on a magnetic heading of 02/22. The GPS data indicated the airplane then flew on a southwesterly heading toward the town of Davis Prairie and continued to amd area just northwest of Alto Springs. The airplane made several circling maneuvers in this area, at one point descending to an altitude of 584 feet above mean sea level (msl), which was about 150 feet above ground level (agl). The airplane then headed east to the town of Kosse before turning northeast back toward the departure airstrip. The airplane maneuvered to the east of the airstrip then made a low pass on runway 22 descending to an altitude of about 100 feet agl. The airplane climbed and maneuvered to the east of the airstrip then once again lined up with runway 22. The data indicates that the airplane landed to the south and made a 180 degree turn before departing to the north
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the noncertificated airplane during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s physical and psychological impairment.
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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.
