Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT 912 L accident near Eustis, FL
On February 25, 2018, an Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT 912 L was involved in an accident near Eustis, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 25, 2018
- Place
- Eustis, FL
- Aircraft
- Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT 912 L · WSFT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.843°N, 81.630°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180225X92244
Official records · ERA18LA089
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 25, 2018, about 0810 eastern standard time, an Airborne Windsports Edge XT-912-L trike, N98YW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Eustis, Florida. The sport pilot was fatally injured. The weight-shift-control aircraft was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot had recently purchased the aircraft and spent the day before the accident assembling it. The accident flight was the pilot's first flight in the aircraft. He taxied the trike to runway 18, where he performed three takeoffs and landings within the length of the runway, each time taking off, climbing to about 30 ft above ground level, landing, and taking off again. The pilot then taxied back to the beginning of runway 18 and performed two more short takeoffs and landings. While performing a third takeoff, he continued to climb and joined the airport traffic pattern. Witnesses saw the aircraft on the downwind leg and then turn onto and overshoot the base leg of the traffic pattern. It then continued toward final approach, overshooting the extended centerline of the runway. The aircraft then made a hard left turn toward the final approach leg of the traffic pattern and its wings began rocking up and down. The right wing then "went down," the engine was heard accelerating, and the aircraft impacted the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airmen records, the pilot held a sport pilot certificate with an endorsement for weight-shift-control land aircraft. He also held a light
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the weight-shift-control aircraft's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident aircraft.
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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.
