Tue, Jul 14, 2009
Pilot Successfully Used Ballistic Parachute
The NTSB has released its preliminary report for an incident in
which an Urban Air SRO UFM-13 Lambada went down after apparently
beginning to break up in mid air. The pilot successfully deployed
the aircraft's ballistic parachute, and was uninjured.
File Photo
The report from the NTSB reads:
NTSB Identification: CEN09LA379
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Tuesday, June 23, 2009 in San Antionio, TX
Aircraft: Urban Air SRO UFM-13, registration: N17UA
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may
contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when
the final report has been completed.
On June 23, 2009, approximately 1249 central daylight time, an
Urban Air SRO, UFM-13 Lambada light sport aircraft, N17UA,
registered to San Antonio Light Sport Aircraft, Inc., experienced
an in-flight break-up. The personal flight was operated under
provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91
with no flight plan filed. Visual flight conditions prevailed at
the time of occurrence. The private pilot was not injured. The
airplane was substantially damaged.
File Photo
The pilot stated he was in level cruise flight at 3,500 feet
when the airplane began to shake violently. He immediately reduced
power and the nose of the airplane pitched downward to near
vertical. The pilot deployed the emergency ballistic parachute.
Radar data indicates that at the time of the accident the
airplane's ground speed was 120 knots. Examination of the airplane
revealed that the empennage had separated from the fuselage and
remained attached via control cables.
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