Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD N239HL

Summary

On 11 October 2003 at about 18:45 local time, a Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD registered N239HL was involved in an accident near El Cajon, California, 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.

Date

11 October 2003 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

El Cajon, California, United States

Nearest airport

Gillespie (KSEE)

Coordinates

32.8261, -116.9725

Aircraft

Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD

Registration

N239HL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Cajon → San Felipe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04CA010

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to attain an adequate takeoff airspeed, which resulted in a stall. The pilot's failure to correctly set the pitch trim before takeoff was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane stalled during the takeoff initial climb. After an expedited takeoff and 3 seconds into the takeoff roll, the pilot applied forward stick to raise the tail. After 5 seconds, the tail was still on the ground. He then moved his left hand to the stick so that he could use his right hand to apply nose down trim. However, before he could apply it and prior to attaining takeoff airspeed, the airplane ballooned about 8 feet into the air. As it recontacted the ground, the airplane bounced and the right wing stalled. The right wing impacted the ground, followed by the left main gear, and then the left wing tip. The propeller contacted the ground as the left main gear hit, and the engine stopped. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane. The pilot reported that he took off prior to reaching takeoff airspeed and stalled the airplane. He felt that additional nose down trim could have prevented the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.