Capella Aircraft Corporation ( FW2TDXLS N903AB
30 September 2015 · Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 September 2015 at about 14:35 local time, a Capella Aircraft Corporation ( FW2TDXLS registered N903AB, operated by Joseph Sigler, was involved in an accident near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bartlesville Municipal Airport (KBVO)
- Coordinates
- 36.7633, -96.0111
- Aircraft
- Capella Aircraft Corporation ( FW2TDXLS
- Registration
- N903AB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph Sigler
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bartlesville → Bartlesville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA437
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was conducting a personal flight in the experimental airplane. He reported that, during climbout, the right wing kept "coming up" and that the airplane was banking left. The pilot attempted to level the airplane but was unsuccessful. The airplane turned 360 degrees, and the airplane's nose started to drop. The pilot reduced the engine power and continued trying to level the airplane. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground on the left wing and landing gear and came to rest on its nose. An examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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