Jdt MINIMAX UNREG

Summary

On 21 March 2012 at about 21:00 local time, a Jdt MINIMAX registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Gap, Pennsylvania, 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

21 March 2012 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gap, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.0308, -75.9983

Aircraft

Jdt MINIMAX

Registration

UNREG

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ephrata → Ephrata

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA248

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, while approaching a friend’s farm field for landing, he elected to perform a go-around. As he increased pitch to climb, the airplane entered a stall about 200 feet above ground level. He lowered the nose to increase airspeed; however, there was insufficient altitude to recover, and the airplane crashed into a field. The fuselage’s wooden structure fractured in several places, resulting in substantial airframe damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. He cited his indecisiveness as a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.