Pilot Debrief

Kreling Supercat near Three Rivers, MI — 2018-10-09

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Date
2018-10-09
Location
Three Rivers, MI, USA
Airport
HAI
Aircraft
Kreling Supercat
Registration
UNREG
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Initial climb

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper pitch attitude and adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that he had just completed constructing the unregistered experimental, amateur-built airplane, and during takeoff for the airplane's first flight from the grass airstrip, he failed to maintain the proper pitch attitude and adequate airspeed, and the airplane experienced an aerodynamic stall. The airplane struck the ground nose down just beyond the end of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have maintained correct pitch attitude and airspeed during initial climb.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents3

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