Maurer Elmo A V STAR SA900 N21EM
3 November 2017 · Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 November 2017 at about 18:00 local time, a Maurer Elmo A V STAR SA900 registered N21EM was involved in an accident near Erwinna, Pennsylvania, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vansant (9N1)
- Coordinates
- 40.4831, -75.1003
- Aircraft
- Maurer Elmo A V STAR SA900
- Registration
- N21EM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Erwinna → Erwinna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA18LA019
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 airplane control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The sport pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. A witness reported that he saw the airplane depart and then return about 30 minutes later. During the landing, the airplane "cartwheeled," which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that he did could not remember the landing. The pilot added that a postaccident check of the flight controls revealed that they were functioning normally. Therefore, it is likely that the pilot lost airplane control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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