NTSB Identification: ERA15LA282
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Waynesboro, VA
Aircraft: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION, registration: N91418
Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor.
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. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On July 23, 2015, about 1045 eastern daylight time, a North American Navion, N91418, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and a pond shortly after takeoff from runway 24 at the Eagles Nest Airport (W13), near Waynesboro, Virginia. The private pilot received minor injuries and the passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed for the personal flight to Sullivan County International Airport (MSV) in Monticello, New York. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
During an interview with the pilot he stated, "I rotated at 65 mph and lifted off the ground, but the airspeed didn't increase and I wasn't gaining any altitude." He leveled the airplane off briefly to achieve 70 mph, and then increased pitch, but it was not gaining altitude and the airspeed dropped back to 65.
During an interview with the passenger, she stated, "The takeoff at first was fine, but then noticed it was a little sluggish off the ground."
A witness on the ground stated the airplane "appeared to take longer than normal to take off" and "it pitched up nose high and got to about fifteen feet in the air, before settling back down to 4 to 5 feet above the runway and wobbled down the length before it hit the trees and disappeared."
The airplane struck a line of brush and sapling trees 600 feet past the departure end of runway 24, before striking a berm and coming to rest inverted in a pond an additional 170 feet from the tree line.
The Federal Aviation Administration inspectors on scene observed ground scars leading up to the impact with the trees in addition to broken tree limbs and foliage pushed over in the direction of travel. There was substantial damage to the right wing, fuselage and empennage. In addition, the propeller exhibited rotational scoring and one blade detached during the accident sequence.
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Richmond FSDO-21
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va (WVIR) - A Charlottesville couple was able to walk away from a rough landing after their plane ended up in an Augusta County pond.
According to police, a 1946 North American Navion aircraft was in the process of taking off from the Eagles Nest Airport when it clipped some trees just beyond the runway and crash landed into a small pond in a cow pasture.
The pilot, 65-year-old William R. Krause, and the passenger, his wife Sharon, are shaken up but remarkably alright. State police say Sharon Krause was sent to Augusta Health to be treated for minor injuries. The pilot didn’t report any injuries.
A witness says the couple climbed out after they hit the water.
"I heard it come up that way, then I heard the engine cut off and I didn't hear it hit the water and I didn't think anything of it. And then I saw the firefighters and everything coming through the field, and then I rode up and saw everything and everybody was just here getting the people out," said Madison Montgomery.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration have been notified.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Updated statement from the Virginia State Police:
At 10:56 a.m., Thursday (July 23), Virginia State Police Sr. Trooper S.A. Simmons responded to a report of a plane crash near the Eagles Nest Airport in Augusta County.
A 1946 North American Navion aircraft was in the process of taking off from the Eagles Nest Airport when it clipped some nearby trees just beyond the runway and crash landed into a small pond in an open field/pasture.
The pilot, William R. Krause, 65, of Charlottesville, Va., and his wife, Sharon Krause, were the only occupants of the plane. Mrs. Krause was transported to Augusta Health for treatment of minor injuries; Mr. Krause was not injured.
The FAA and NTSB have been notified. The cause of the crash landing is still under investigation.
Authorities said the 1946 North American Navion aircraft took off from Eagles Nest Airport shortly before 11 a.m.
The plane was in the process of taking off when it failed to get enough altitude, clipped a few trees, hit the banks and rolled over into a pond in a field just beyond the runway off of Red Top Orchard Road, according to state police.
The pilot, William Krause, 56, and his wife, Sharon, both from Charlottesville, were the only people on the plane and able to exit the plane on their own.
Mrs. Krause was taken to Augusta Health with minor injuries while Mr. Krause was not injured, according to state police.
The FAA has been notified and the cause of the crash landing is still under investigation
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