14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, August 29, 2014 in Granby, CO
Probable Cause Approval Date: 10/09/2014
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N224BR
Injuries: 2 Minor.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot reported he was not comfortable with his altitude and airspeed while landing on runway 9, so he elected to perform a go-around. When he added power for the go-around, the airplane rolled to the left. The pilot attempted to recover from the roll, but the airplane contacted an eight foot tall airport perimeter fence and a road on the north side of the runway. The airplane came to rest inverted in a field adjacent to the road. The fuselage and wings of the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported the local wind was from 210 degrees at 5 knots. Precision approach indicator lights (PAPI) were installed and operating on runway 9 at the time of the accident. The fence that was contacted by the airplane was measured to be 214 feet from the edge of the runway.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the go-around.
The pilot reported his was not comfortable with his altitude and airspeed while landing on runway 9, so he elected to perform a go-around. When he added power for the go-around, the airplane rolled to the left. The pilot attempted to recover from the roll, but the airplane contacted an eight foot tall airport perimeter fence and a road on the north side of the runway. The airplane came to rest inverted in a field adjacent to the road. The fuselage and wings of the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported the local wind was from 210 degrees at 5 knots. Precision approach indicator lights (PAPI) were installed and operating on runway 9 at the time of the accident. The fence that was contacted by the airplane was measured to be 214 feet from the edge of the runway.
Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office: FAA Denver FSDO-03
BOBNRUTH SERVICES LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N224BR
Twisted wreckage and shaken nerves marked the aftermath of a single-engine prop plane crash at the Granby Airport on Friday, Aug. 29, between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m.
The crash resulted in minor injuries for the two people onboard: Robert Weaver and his wife Ruth Weaver, both of Las Vegas, Nev.
Both individuals extricated themselves from the crash and were able to walk into the Middle Park Medical Center-Granby under their own power after an ambulance ride.
The crash occurred as pilot Robert Weaver was coming into the Granby Airport for a landing. Weaver approached from the west and was attempting to land on Runway No. 9.
As he made his final approach, Weaver explained, he decided to “Go-around,” aborting his initial landing attempt and circling the airfield for another approach on the runway.
In interviews with local law-enforcement investigators Weaver explained he was not able to “Go-around” because as he throttled forward the plane stalled and pulled to the left.
The 2006 Cirrus aircraft then struck the airport fence, bounced off County Road 608, just north of the airport runway, before rolling an unknown number of times and coming to rest in an empty field north of County Road 608.
Bits of the planes wreckage were strewn about the field.
Bill Hanson had recently left work at the Grand Lake Log Homes shop in the area and was traveling with his brother Brian Hanson down County Road 608 moments after the crash occurred.
The two brothers watched as Robert and Ruth climbed out of the wreckage and then helped the dazed couple up onto the County Road.
“Fuel was pouring out of the plane,” Brian Hanson said.
A press release from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office later in the day said “some leakage occurred, and the plane did sustain heavy damage.”
Robert Weaver told investigators he has 10 years of flying experience and estimated a total of about 1,000 flying hours. He has not previously landed at the Granby Airport but has experience landing at other high elevation airports.
Both Robert and Ruth were wearing full harnesses at the time of the crash.
Granby Fire Department, Grand County EMS, Granby Police, and the Grand County Sheriff Office responded.
- Source: http://www.skyhidailynews.com
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