Trick Trikes STORM THUNDER N2598E
8 June 2009 · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 June 2009 at about 15:00 local time, a Trick Trikes STORM THUNDER registered N2598E, operated by Hunt Leslie R, was involved in an accident near Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7072, -78.5353
- Aircraft
- Trick Trikes STORM THUNDER
- Registration
- N2598E
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hunt Leslie R
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clayton → Clayton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA328
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control on approach for landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot delayed his flight due to fog in the local area. After departing, he flew around the local area for about 1 hour and 30 minutes when the flight started to get bumpy due to thermals. He became a little disoriented, observed personnel next to their home, and circled the house several times. He decided to make an off-field landing so that he could get an address, call his wife, and recover the airplane. The pilot made an additional pass over the house, reversed course, and started an approach for landing. The pilot reported encountering an updraft about 30 to 40 feet above the ground. The nose of the airplane pitched up and the pilot secured the engine. He pushed the nose of the airplane down and the airplane then collided with the ground. The pilot stated there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. The homeowners at the accident site reported that the sky was clear, with no wind gusts and a gentle breeze.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Trick Trikes STORM accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2013 | Trick Trikes STORM TROOPER | Covert, Michigan, United States | Feathers Timothy S | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2016 | Trick Trikes STORM | Valkaria, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2009 | Cirrus SR22 | Elkin, North Carolina, United States | Obi-1 At Pensacola Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2009 | Boeing MD | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2009 | Remos REMOS G-3/ | Sims, North Carolina, United States | Massey John Thomas | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Cessna R182 | Hayesville, North Carolina, United States | Houston Air Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Beechcraft C24R | Sylva, North Carolina, United States | Lovins Branch & Company PC | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Apr 2009 | Cessna 177 | Kinston, North Carolina, United States | Rogerson Benjamin | No injuries | - |