Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II N2481P

Summary

On 30 August 2012 at about 20:12 local time, a Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II registered N2481P, operated by Gilbert C. and Catherine A. Jennings, was involved in an accident near Ocala, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 2012 at 20:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocala, Florida, United States

Coordinates

29.2072, -82.2900

Aircraft

Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II

Registration

N2481P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gilbert C. and Catherine A. Jennings

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morriston → Ocala

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA537

2 people died.

The pilot's inadvertent overstress of the airplane, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the outer section of the right wing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff, the pilot remained in the traffic pattern, performed a low pass, and then departed to the southeast. When the airplane was about 4 miles away from the departure airport with no adverse weather nearby, the airframe was overstressed, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the outer 3 feet of the right wing and a portion of the right flaperon. The airplane then descended uncontrolled and impacted terrain. No preexisting cracks were noted in the fracture surfaces of the forward and aft spars of the right wing. Inspection of the engine and flight controls revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.