Aircraft Parts & Dev A-9B N9082A

Summary

On 21 May 1999 at about 18:50 local time, a Aircraft Parts & Dev A-9B registered N9082A was involved in an accident near Hartsell, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 1999 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Hartsell, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Hartselle Roundtree (5M0)

Coordinates

34.4307, -86.9296

Aircraft

Aircraft Parts & Dev A-9B

Registration

N9082A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA095

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in the inflight collision with the ground. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a high speed taxi familiarization, the plane became airborne and the pilot decided to go around the pattern and make a landing. While on final approach to land, the pilot stalled the airplane short of the runway, collided with the ground, and nosed over. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. A review of the pilot's flight experience disclosed that he had not logged any flight time in the A-9B airplane as pilot-in-command.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.