Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
George R Carr Memorial Air Fld Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Bogalusa, Louisiana 70427
Tuesady, April 12, 2005 17:46 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The private pilot lost control of the high performance experimental turbo-prop powered airplane on final approach to the airport. About 1.85 miles from the airport, while at an altitude of 852 feet mean sea level (msl), the pilot began a descending right turn for a straight in approach to runway 36 (a 5,000-foot by 100-foot wide runway). Approximately 1,984 feet from the runway threshold, the airplane impacted terrain in a heavily wooded area, came to rest in an inverted position, and was destroyed by post-impact fire. All major components were accounted for at the scene, but due to fire damage a control continuity check could not be performed. An examination of the engine revealed no mechanical defects or anomalies. The 2,000-hour pilot had accumulated a total time of 3-5 hours in the accident airplane. The airplane was a retractable tricycle geared pressurized low-wing prototype of composite construction and had accrued approximately 60 total flight hours since it was manufactured in 2002. The cockpit contained two seats in a tandem arrangement and was equipped with a dual screen Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS). During the initial flight test program the airplane revealed several hazardous flight characteristics. The airplane's airframe and engine logbooks were not available for review during the course of the investigation so it could not be determined if any modifications were made to the airplane since the initial test flights were concluded in July 2004.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the make/model airplane.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 4/12/2005 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1746 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Bogalusa |
| Event State | LOUISIANA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 70427 |
| Event Date Year | 2005 |
| Event Date Month | 4 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 304807N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0895208W |
| Event Location Airport | GEORGE R CARR MEMORIAL AIR FLD |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | BXA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 119 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1755 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | BXA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 119 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 25 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 7 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 290 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 14 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 19 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.77 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 18967 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Apr 12 2005 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1900 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 31 2006 7:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Baton Rouge, LA |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N750TP |
| NTSB Number | DFW05LA102 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Spearman |
| Aircraft Model | Raptor |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | TD2-001 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 60 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Michael Spearman |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 4301 W Davis Hwy |
| Aircraft Owner City | Conroe |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 77304 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | -- |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | -- |
| Operator Zip code | -- |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | DAB |
| Departure City | DAYTONA BEACH |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1440 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | BXA |
| Destination City | BOGALUSA |
| Destination State | LA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach - VFR pattern - turn to base |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 11 2005 5:48PM |
| User who most recently changed record | CASH |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 36 |
| Runway Length | 5000 |
| Runway Width | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |