Extra Flugzeugbau 300S N124X

Summary

On 21 March 2006 at about 18:30 local time, a Extra Flugzeugbau 300S registered N124X was involved in an accident near Greenfield, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 March 2006 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenfield, California, United States

Nearest airport

Metz Field (3CA7)

Coordinates

36.3247, -121.1847

Aircraft

Extra Flugzeugbau 300S

Registration

N124X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Jose → Greenfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC06LA026

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the base leg to final approach phase of a VFR landing pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent. A factor contributing to the accident was the inadvertent stall/mush.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 91 flight, the commercial certificated pilot was landing an experimental/exhibition airplane at a rural airport after performing about 20 minutes of aerobatic flight in a nearby aerobatic practice area. Witnesses reported that the airplane appeared to fly a left (southeast) downwind pattern, paralleling the runway. Near the approach end of the runway, the airplane made a right turn of about 45 degrees, away from the runway, then made a steep left turn, toward the runway. The airplane was then observed to level the wings and descend toward the ground with about a 10 degree nose-down attitude. The airplane collided with the ground in what witnesses described as a flat, level attitude with a high vertical velocity. The airplane bounced and struck the ground a second time, coming to rest within about 50 feet of the initial impact point, and about 15 degrees to the right of the runway heading. The airplane came to rest about 100 feet to the right, and about 850 feet past the approach end of the runway. Inspection of the airplane disclosed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.