Ultralight Flight PHANTOM UNREG

Summary

On 14 August 1984 at about 20:30 local time, a Ultralight Flight PHANTOM registered UNREG was involved in an accident near South Boston, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 August 1984 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

South Boston, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

William M. Tuck (W78)

Coordinates

36.6995, -78.9001

Aircraft

Ultralight Flight PHANTOM

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 103: Ultralight

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO84FU003

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT ARRIVED AT THE ARPT ABOUT 1530 FOR A DEMO FLT & POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF A PHANTOM ULTRALIGHT. THE FBO HAD THE PLT FLY A C-152 FROM THE RIGHT SEAT TO FAMILIARIZE THE PLT TO FLY WITH THE CONTROL STICK ON THE RIGHT & THE THROTTLE ON THE LEFT SINCE THIS IS THE WAY THE PHANTOM IS CONFIGURED. FOUR TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS WERE PERFORMED DURING THE 30 MIN FLT. THE PLT THEN TOOK OFF IN THE PHANTOM & FLEW 10-15 MIN IN THE LOCAL AREA BEFORE RE-ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON SHORT FINAL, 20-50 FT AGL, THE ULTRALIGHT WAS OBSERVED TO PORPOISE SLIGHTLY A FEW TIMES. IT THEN DOVE NOSE DOWN AT A 30-45 DEG ANGLE ONTO THE GRASS RWY. THE PLT LATER STATED HE WAS EXECUTING A GO-AROUND & HIS NATURAL REFLEX ACTION WAS TOADVANCE THE THROTTLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.