Ultralight America SPITFIRE II MODELCTV N6524R

Summary

On 13 March 2010 at about 19:21 local time, a Ultralight America SPITFIRE II MODELCTV registered N6524R, operated by Price Stanley D, was involved in an accident near Cameron, Texas, 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

13 March 2010 at 19:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Cameron, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Cameron Municipal Airpark (T35)

Coordinates

30.8792, -96.9708

Aircraft

Ultralight America SPITFIRE II MODELCTV

Registration

N6524R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Price Stanley D

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cameron → Cameron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA160

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control while maneuvering during a forced landing after a partial loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot was conducting visual patterns in the experimental aircraft. While in the pattern, the airplane's engine began to sputter and lost partial power. The pilot examined the clear fuel lines and saw air bubbles. The pilot attempted to prime the engine to clear the air bubbles, but was not successful. The pilot then steered the aircraft toward the runway in an attempt to land quickly, but could not maintain level flight, so the pilot began a descending turn for the runway. Once the pilot realized that he would not make the landing surface due to strong winds, he elected to perform a forced landing to an open field. While maneuvering to land, a gust of wind increased the angle of bank and the pilot lost control of the airplane. The airplane impacted terrain nose-low, with approximately 45 degrees of bank. Substantial damage was sustained to the outboard portion of the left wing. The airplane was flown by the pilot and the previous owner prior to the accident without any problems. An examination of the fuel system and fuel lines did not reveal the source of air in the fuel lines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.