Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT accident near Madera, CA
On April 25, 2019, a Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Madera, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 25, 2019
- Place
- Madera, CA
- Aircraft
- Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.998°N, 120.126°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190425X83902
Official records · WPR19FA121
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 25, 2019, about 1249 Pacific daylight time, a TL Ultralight Sro Stingsport airplane, N797N, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Madera, California. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. A pilot-rated witness reported that when he departed Madera Municipal Airport (MAE), Madera, California, the accident airplane was already in the traffic pattern. After about 30-40 minutes, the witness returned to MAE and heard one of the accident pilots announce that they would perform an "emergency turn around at 500 feet." After about 10 minutes, the witness made a radio call to the accident airplane inquiring about its location but did not get a response. He then departed MAE and observed the accident airplane on the ground about 0.5 nautical miles from the departure end of runway 30. Two other witnesses at MAE listening to communications reported that the flight instructor and student pilot were conducting traffic pattern work, and all communications were standard; the last communication they heard was that the pilot would be executing a simulated emergency landing to runway 12. Review of data obtained from a portable GPS unit found on board the accident airplane indicated that the airplane arrived at MAE at 1226:52, about 15 minutes after departing Sierra Sky Park Airport (E79), Fresno, California. The data showed that, after two landings and takeoffs, the airplane lifted off runway 30 a third time at 1248:30. At 1249:31,
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the simulated engine failure on initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover.
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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.
