Smith Albert F CHALLENGER TWO N7095K

Summary

On 10 June 2009 at about 23:10 local time, a Smith Albert F CHALLENGER TWO registered N7095K, operated by Angel Wings Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Moses Lake, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 June 2009 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Moses Lake, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Moses Lake Municipal (W20)

Coordinates

47.1419, -119.2378

Aircraft

Smith Albert F CHALLENGER TWO

Registration

N7095K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Angel Wings Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moses Lake → Moses Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA283

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain lateral roll control of the airplane. Also causal was the flight instructor's failure to effectively communicate his instruction to relinquish the flight controls to the student pilot and his inadequate supervision of the flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor said that after completing a series of maneuvers in the local practice area, he had the student pilot enter the traffic pattern for runway 16. The student pilot was to execute a low approach above the runway and then go around. During the low approach as the airplane passed midfield, the right wing of the airplane began to lift up, and the airplane veered to the left of the runway. The student added full power. The flight instructor announced to the student pilot that he was taking control of the airplane. Despite the flight instructor’s attempts to level the wings and gain air speed to begin a climb, the left wing of the airplane impacted a stationary unoccupied airplane. The flight instructor added that in subsequent discussions with the student pilot, the student pilot informed him that he did not hear the flight instructor announce that he was taking control and never relinquished control of the airplane. The flight instructor stated that "at full power," the engine noise was "high enough to make communication impossible." Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the left and right wings were structurally damaged. The inspector reported that flight control continuity was established throughout the airplane to all primary flight controls. The reported wind at the time of the accident was 250 degrees for 8 knots, which equates to a right crosswind component of 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.