Airborne EDGE X CLASSIC N4557C
25 August 2018 · Lake Wales, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 2018 at about 11:30 local time, a Airborne EDGE X CLASSIC registered N4557C was involved in an accident near Lake Wales, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Wales, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Wales Muni (X07)
- Coordinates
- 27.8939, -81.6206
- Aircraft
- Airborne EDGE X CLASSIC
- Registration
- N4557C
- Year built
- 2009
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Wales → Lake Wales
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA554
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot in the weight-shift-control aircraft reported that he remained in the pattern and was performing full-stop landings. He flared the aircraft too late, and it struck the runway hard. The aircraft sustained substantial to the center-frame bar and the left wing tubes. The student reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2014 | Airborne EDGE X | Willow Springs, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2023 | Airborne EDGE-X | Coral Gables, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2009 | Airborne EDGE 582 T | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Richard Ray Brown | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Airborne EDGE | Dunn, North Carolina, United States | Charles R. Zeigra | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 Nov 2018 | Maule MX7 | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Ave Av Llc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Beechcraft 35 | Mayport, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Apr 2018 | S Z D SZD 48 JANTAR STD 2 | LaBelle, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Dec 2018 | Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |