Flight CTSW N708JM

Summary

On 22 May 2021 at about 21:42 local time, a Flight CTSW registered N708JM was involved in an accident near Winterville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 May 2021 at 21:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Winterville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

South Oaks Aerodrome (05N)

Coordinates

35.4805, -77.3561

Aircraft

Flight CTSW

Registration

N708JM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oak Island → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21FA225

2 people died.

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After a cross-country flight, the light sport airplane pilot and passenger arrived at the destination airport. Security camera video captured the airplane touching down normally about 122 ft past the approach end of the runway. The airplane remained on the ground for about 340 ft; afterward, the video recorded engine power increasing in a manner consistent with a go-around. The airplane became airborne and began a climbing left turn with between 15° and 20° left bank. The airplane rolled left beyond 90° of bank and descended in a left-wing-low attitude. A witness heard the sound of impact and saw a postcrash fire. Evidence at the accident site confirmed that the airplane was in a steep descent before impact. The reason for the go-around could not be determined based on the available evidence for this investigation. One of the throttle control cables was found fractured. However, no evidence indicated any preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction to the throttle control cables, flight controls, engine, or its systems. On the basis of the available evidence, the pilot likely exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the go-around, which caused the airplane to stall and descend uncontrolled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.