Pilot Debrief

Antares - Balaban MA33 near Byron, CA — 2008-07-22

Final reportSEA08CA165
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Date
2008-07-22
Location
Byron, CA, USA
Airport
C83
Aircraft
Antares - Balaban MA33
Registration
N92287
Category
Trike
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the two-seat amateur-built experimental light sport aircraft at his planned destination when the accident occurred. The pilot stated about 10-feet above ground level (agl) "...we suddenly dropped through the air and the aircraft hit the ground hard." The aircraft's nose gear fork separated and the aircraft veered off the runway and nosed over. The aircraft sustained structural damage to the left wing. No mechanical anomalies or malfunctions with the aircraft were reported.

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