Pilot Debrief

TOLBERT ROBERT R RANS S-6 near Santa Rosa, NM — 2009-07-22

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Date
2009-07-22
Location
Santa Rosa, NM, USA
Airport
KSXU
Aircraft
TOLBERT ROBERT R RANS S-6
Registration
N410BT
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.

NTSB narrative

The airplane was taking off from a 4,294-foot-long runway for an initial takeoff. The sport pilot reported to the responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the airplane stopped climbing and then nosed over and fell back to the runway. The airplane touched down in a nose-low attitude near the mid-field of the runway, breaking off the nose gear. The airplane rolled off the right side of the runway before nosing over and coming to rest in the inverted position. The airport was located at 4,292 feet mean sea level, with an estimated density altitude of 7,400 feet at the time of the accident.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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