Anderson John H AVID FLYER MK 4 N61410

Summary

On 26 March 2012 at about 18:22 local time, a Anderson John H AVID FLYER MK 4 registered N61410 was involved in an accident near Waxhaw, North Carolina, 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

26 March 2012 at 18:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

JAARS- Townsend Airport (N52)

Coordinates

34.8636, -80.7453

Aircraft

Anderson John H AVID FLYER MK 4

Registration

N61410

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winnsboro → Waxhaw

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12FA256

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a low-altitude aerodynamic stall.

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According to several pilot-rated eyewitnesses, the airplane was about 30 feet above ground level in about a 30-degree nose-up attitude, while performing a go-around. The pitch attitude of the airplane decreased about treetop level, and one eyewitness stated that the airplane was in a near-vertical nose-down attitude just before entering a spin, followed by the sound of the impact. Another witness indicated that the engine maintained power throughout the accident sequence. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failures that would have precluded normal operation. While the airplane was equipped with a parachute system that was not armed by the pilot before flight, the low altitude at which the pilot lost control of the airplane would have made a successful deployment doubtful even with the system armed. A review of the pilot's medical history did not suggest impairment or incapacitation. It is likely that, considering the close proximity of the recorded groundspeed data to the published stall speed, that the airplane speed during the go-around decreased below the stall speed, which resulted in a low-altitude aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.