Rolando RANS S-10 N217ER

Summary

On 15 July 1993 at about 23:00 local time, a Rolando RANS S-10 registered N217ER, operated by Jeffrey SY Compton, was involved in an accident near Numidia, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 July 1993 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Numidia, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rolando RANS S-10

Registration

N217ER

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jeffrey SY Compton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO93LA123

1 person died.

THE EXCESSIVE MANEUVER ATTEMPTED BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND AN INADVERTENT SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY.

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WITNESSES STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 200 TO 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE BANKED LEFT ABOUT 60 DEGREES. THEY STATED THAT DURING THE LEFT TURN, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE WENT DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN INTO THE GROUND. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE MANEUVER. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY AIRFRAME OR ENGINE ANOMALIES. THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK INDICATED HE HAD ABOUT 20 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.