Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW88DRA10

FRIENDSWOOD, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N331LB

NEW RUTAN LONG-EZE

Analysis

THE PILOT OVERROTATED THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF TO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THEN OVERCONTROLLED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO GET THE NOSE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE GEAR FIRST AND ALL THREE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED, A WING SHEARED OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER INVERTED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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