MINR · GIPPSAERO PTY LTD GA10 · 2018-06-04 · Mojave, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC18LA042
Event ID
20180604X71813
Type
Accident
Date
2018-06-04
Location
Mojave, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.93861, -118.126663
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
GIPPSAERO PTY LTD
Model
GA10
Registration
VH-XMH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight crew's inappropriate decision, without authorization or consultation from the manufacturer's chief design engineer, to introduce flaps in the landing configuration into the entry spin testing, which resulted in an unrecoverable spin and impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the anti-spin parachute.