Plane Crash List

Olree Robert SPEZIO SPORT DAL-1 N777WH

11 October 2006 · Sarasota, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 October 2006 at about 22:30 local time, a Olree Robert SPEZIO SPORT DAL-1 registered N777WH, operated by Robert Olree, was involved in an accident near Sarasota, 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 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Hidden River Airport (22FA)
Coordinates
27.3031, -82.2725
Aircraft
Olree Robert SPEZIO SPORT DAL-1
Registration
N777WH
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Robert Olree
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sarasota → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA07CA003

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall / mush and impact with objects (a tree and a fence) before ground impact.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was conducting high speed taxi runs for a functional check of the rudder and tail wheel after replacement of a component. On one of the runs, the airplane lifted off and drifted to the right at which point he elected to fly the airplane in the pattern and land. During his first attempt to land the sink rate was more than what he had expected and he elected to perform a go-around. During the second approach he let the airplane get too slow in a nose high attitude. The airplane stalled. He lost control of the airplane; the right wing impacted a tree and clipped a steel gate, separating the landing gear before slamming down on the pavement. The airplane then slid on the pavement into a gate before stopping. The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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