Pilot Debrief

AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO CH 2000 near Atlanta, GA — 2017-01-05

Final reportERA17LA078
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Date
2017-01-05
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Airport
RYY
Aircraft
AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO CH 2000
Registration
N683AM
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Initial climb

Probable cause

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while attempting a short-field takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot attempted a short-field takeoff procedure, and air traffic control tower personnel observed the airplane about 200 ft above ground level about 900 ft from the beginning of the runway. The airplane then drifted left, descended, and impacted trees. Although the pilot subsequently reported a loss of engine power and climb performance, a test run of the engine following the accident revealed no anomalies. The pilot had an approximate 5-year gap in flying experience and had not completed a flight review, although he reported about 21 hours of flight experience in the 90 days preceding the accident. He reported a total flight experience of 143.3 hours, of which 59 hours were in the accident airplane make and model. It is likely that the pilot exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack while attempting a short-field takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low to recover.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Engine power loss
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have completed a current flight review before the flight.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents5

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