Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH2000 N280AM

Summary

On 10 June 2006 at about 16:15 local time, a Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH2000 registered N280AM, operated by League Of Extraordinary Aviators, Inc., was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, United States. 2 people were 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

10 June 2006 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Stellar Airpark (P19)

Coordinates

33.2986, -111.9153

Aircraft

Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) CH2000

Registration

N280AM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

League Of Extraordinary Aviators, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Chandler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA203

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's delayed remedial actions, which resulted in a collision with terrain during the initial takeoff climb. The instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight was also causal.

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The airplane collided with terrain during the student pilot's attempted takeoff. During a soft-field takeoff with the airplane about 10 to 15 feet above ground level (agl), the student pilot increased the pitch attitude by raising the nose. The airplane yawed about 15 degrees to the right of the runway centerline and the certified flight instructor (CFI) momentarily waited for the student pilot to make corrective action. The airplane yawed an additional 15 degrees to the right before the CFI assumed the airplane controls. He applied left rudder and lowered the nose in an effort to maneuver the airplane back to the runway. The left wing and the tail impacted the ground, which the CFI believed was the main landing gear. The CFI continued the initial takeoff climb and shortly thereafter noticed the damage to the left wing. He returned to the airport for an uneventful landing. The CFI noted no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.