Comp Air CA-8 crash, Oct 15, 2015, Ray
Comp Air CA-8 accident on October 15, 2015 near Ray, Michigan, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: the pilot's improper use of the trim...
- Date: October 15, 2015
- Aircraft: Comp Air CA-8
- Location: Ray, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: the pilot's improper use of the trim created a cross controlled situation that resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the attempted go around.
On 15 October 2015 a homebuilt Comp Air CA 8, N224MS, flown by a private pilot from Anniston, Alabama, developed a left wing drop on final approach to Ray, Michigan. The pilot began a go around, the aircraft pitched up and descended, and it struck the ground short of the runway, separating the left wing. The NTSB found no preimpact mechanical anomalies and that the trim settings produced a cross controlled attitude.