Rans S-12XL N20530

Summary

On 24 October 2008 at about 17:10 local time, a Rans S-12XL registered N20530, operated by Henry K. Jaeger, was involved in an accident near Breckenridge, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 October 2008 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Breckenridge, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Stephens County (BKD)

Coordinates

32.7189, -98.8911

Aircraft

Rans S-12XL

Registration

N20530

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Henry K. Jaeger

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eastland → Breckenridge

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA034

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he had flown over to a neighboring airport in clear weather, with wind from the south at five to six knots. He took off on runway 17 and turned left base for a touch-and-go landing on runway 22. He noted that he allowed his airspeed to get too low on short final and he then applied power for a go-around. He made a slight left turn, but the airplane's right wing "dropped in [a] stall." The pilot was unable to recover. The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.