Calvin Nate H CALVIN-VELOCITY N67WR

Summary

On 6 October 2011 at about 13:15 local time, a Calvin Nate H CALVIN-VELOCITY registered N67WR, operated by Robert Malloy, was involved in an accident near Sebastian, 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.

Date

6 October 2011 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sebastian, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26)

Coordinates

27.8131, -80.4956

Aircraft

Calvin Nate H CALVIN-VELOCITY

Registration

N67WR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Malloy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sebastian → Sebastian

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain prior to the runway.

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 practicing touch-and-go landings, and, as the airplane turned onto final approach, the wind caused the wings to rock. The airplane became too low on the approach, and the pilot added full power; however, the airplane impacted trees just prior to the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.