Story Charles Brad TT FOX accident near Wasilla, AK
On August 29, 2022, a Story Charles Brad TT FOX (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wasilla, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 29, 2022
- Place
- Wasilla, AK
- Aircraft
- Story Charles Brad TT FOX · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 61.638°N, 149.300°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220830105826
Official records · ANC22FA069
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 29, 2022, about 1204 Alaska Daylight Time, a Charles Brad Story TT FOX amateur-built airplane, N2723P sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Wolf Lake Airport (4AK6), Wasilla, Alaska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight. Family reported that the purpose of the flight was for the pilot to complete the required flight hours during the phase I testing of the amateur-built airplane. Witnesses at the airport observed the airplane departing to the south and then heard the airplane returning towards the airport. The pilot made a call on the radio saying he was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for landing; no other transmissions were heard from the airplane. The flight path downloaded from an onboard Dynon Skyview D1000 showed the airplane turned crosswind after takeoff then entered a right downwind for runway 08. Once abeam the departure end of the runway, the airplane stopped its climb, began a descent, and turned toward the approach end of the gravel strip, runway 02. (Figure1) Witnesses then observed the airplane flying low and fast, heading toward the gravel strip. Witnesses reported hearing changes in the engine rpm which were described as the engine revving, going to idle, and surging. They also reported the airplane was traveling “fast,” with two witnesses reporting pitch oscillations. A witness saw the airplane “abruptly pitch down as if the airplane hit something “and impacted the hangar. Figure 1. Flight pat
Probable cause
The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined.
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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.
