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Aviation accident GAA18CA507

MINR · Vans RV10 · 2018-08-23 · Spring Branch, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
GAA18CA507
Event ID
20180823X72018
Type
Accident
Date
2018-08-23
Location
Spring Branch, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.811666, -98.426109

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Vans
Model
RV10
Registration
N110DV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and his subsequent abrupt maneuver to avoid trees, which led to the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and resulted in an aerodynamic stall during landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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