Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L accident near Edna, Texas, May 15, 1999
On May 15, 1999 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L, registered N91MS, was substantially damaged in an accident near Edna, Texas (Jackson County airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The inadvertent stall by the pilot during a go-around. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 15, 1999 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Edna, Texas · Jackson County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · all EA 300/Ls on the register
- Registration
- N91MS · registry record · serial 075
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane stalled and impacted the ground during a go-around. According to the operator and the pilot, the pilot performed maneuvers during an aerobatic competition, and upon completion of the maneuvers, he landed the airplane on runway 14. The pilot stated that during the 'roll out [his] right foot slipped off of the rudder pedal and [he] lost directional control [of the airplane].' Witnesses reported that the airplane initially 'touched down and bounced,' and then drifted to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot then 'added power,' and the airplane was observed in a 'nose high attitude.' The airplane attained a height 20 feet agl, and the 'left wing dipped down.' Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest in a field.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: glider; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 10,663 hours in all; 80 in this make and model; 125 in the last 90 days; 33 in the last 30 days; 10,427 as pilot in command; 2,586 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 96 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 11, 1998; 96 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,095 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-L1B5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NONE at 6:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 3,393 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 15 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:53 pm from VCT, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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