30 Oct 2011: AEROS LTD TRIKE

30 Oct 2011: AEROS LTD TRIKE — Unknown operator

No fatalities • Amherst, VA, United States

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate aircraft control and improper airspeed while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of the accident aircraft.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The student pilot was conducting his first solo flight in the experimental light-sport, weight-shift control aircraft. The student pilot reported that he lost control of the airplane during the initial climb after takeoff. According to a witness and the pilot's flight instructor, the pilot stalled the airplane several times while maneuvering around the traffic pattern. During a right turn onto the final leg of the traffic pattern, the airplane entered a steep descent and impacted the ground which resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot stated there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane. He reported 16 hours of total flight experience, which included 1 hour in the same make and model as the accident aircraft.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • cause Airspeed — Not attained/maintained
  • factor Pilot

Conditions

Weather
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