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http://registry.faa.gov/N78193
Location: Hedgesville, WV
Accident Number: ERA16LA184
Date & Time: 05/14/2016, 1310 EDT
Registration: N78193
Aircraft: GLOBE GC 1B
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control in flight
Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On May 14, 2016, at 1310 eastern daylight time, a Globe GC-1B, N78193, was substantially damaged during climb out from Green Landings Airport (WV22), Hedgesville, West Virginia. The pilot was seriously injured and passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by private individual in accordance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
According to the pilot, he had just purchased the airplane the day of the accident. Prior to departure he conducted a run up and taxied to the grass strip runway for takeoff from runway 3. He said that the takeoff was uneventful and during climb out all engine indications were normal. When the airplane reached about 100 ft above ground level (agl), he said that it banked sharply to the left. He attempted to level wings but was unsuccessful. The nose of the airplane pitched down and the airplane collided with the ground. The pilot reported that he only accumulated 3 flight hours in make and model.
According to a witness, he watched the airplane perform a run up prior to takeoff. He said that runway windsock indicated gusty winds and a slight quartering tailwind. He also noticed that the airplane did not use the entire length of the runway for the take off. As the airplane began its takeoff roll it drifted to the left and rotated. The engine was at full power and the airplane was at a high pitch as it began climbing rapidly. The witness observed a rapid aileron input and the airplane stalled.
Initial examination of the airplane by a West Virginia State Trooper revealed that the airplane came to rest in the front of a residential home. Both wings were buckled and the horizontal stabilizers were broken away from the empennage. Examination of the engine and flight controls by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
The weather conditions at the Hagerstown, Washington County Regional Airport (HGR), approximately 13 nautical miles from the accident site, were winds at 290° at 13 knots with 22 knot gusts, light rain and 8 statute miles visibility, with scattered clouds at 4,900 ft agl.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Flight Instructor; Commercial
Age: 39, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 4-point
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present:No
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane Multi-engine; Airplane Single-engine; Instrument Airplane
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 1 Without Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 10/28/2015
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 06/20/2015
Flight Time: (Estimated) 980 hours (Total, all aircraft), 3 hours (Total, this make and model), 760 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 300 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 100 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: GLOBE
Registration: N78193
Model/Series: GC 1B NO SERIES
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture:
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 2193
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 09/02/2015, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1970 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 2162.2 Hours at time of accident
Engine Manufacturer: LYCOMING
ELT: C91 installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: O-320 SERIES
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 160 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: HGR, 703 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 13 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1253 EDT
Direction from Accident Site: 235°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 4900 ft agl
Visibility: 8 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 6000 ft agl
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 13 knots / 22 knots
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:
Wind Direction: 290°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 29.75 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 17°C / 11°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Hedgesville, WV (WV22)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Destination: Ormond Beach, FL (OMN)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1310 EDT
Type of Airspace: Class E
Airport Information
Airport: Green Landings Airport (WV22)
Runway Surface Type: Grass/turf
Airport Elevation: 490 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Wet
Runway Used: 03
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 2600 ft / 100 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: None
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 39.574722, -77.971389 (est)
NTSB Identification: ERA16LA184
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Hedgesville, WV
Aircraft: GLOBE GC 1B, registration: N78193
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 May 14, 2016, at 1310 eastern daylight time, a Globe GC-1B, N78193, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while attempting to depart from Green Landings Airport (WV22), Hedgesville, West Virginia. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual in accordance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated that he conducted a run up and taxied to the grass strip runway for takeoff. He said that the takeoff was uneventful and during climbout all engine indications appeared normal. When the airplane reached 100 feet above the ground, he said that it banked sharply to the left and he attempted to level the wings but was unsuccessful. The nose of the airplane pitched down and collided with the ground.
A witness reported that he watched the airplane perform a run up prior to takeoff. He noticed the runway windsock was indicating gusty winds and a slight quartering tailwind. As the airplane began its takeoff roll it drifted to the left of the centerline and rotated. The engine was at full power and the airplane was at a high pitch as it began climbing rapidly. The witness observed a rapid aileron input and the airplane "stalled."
Initial examination of the airplane by a West Virginia State Trooper revealed that it came to rest in the front yard of a residence. Both wings were buckled and the horizontal stabilizers were broken away from the empennage. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and retained for further examination.
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — The small plane that crash-landed in a Hedgesville-area front yard shortly after takeoff Saturday had just been purchased and was being flown to Florida, where the owner lives, West Virginia State Police said Sunday.
Pilot Jason Stickler and co-pilot John Broderick, both of Ormond Beach, Fla., were treated for minor injuries at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., and released, Trooper Conner said Sunday.
Conner said he did not know which man purchased the plane, but the pair were trying to fly it back to Florida on Saturday afternoon when the incident occurred.
Ormond Beach is along the east coast of Florida, north of Daytona Beach.
The Globe GC-1B aircraft crashed on departure from Green Landings Airport in the Hedgesville area on Saturday at 1:10 p.m., according to an email from Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac.
The FAA is investigating the cause of the crash, which occurred within view of the private airstrip's hangars.
West Virginia State Police Cpl. M.D. Gillmore said Saturday that it appeared the single-engine plane had some sort of mechanical failure.
Gillmore said the plane might have flipped two or three times before coming to rest in the front yard of a house at Chisholm Drive and Tinning Court, which is near Little Georgetown Road, near Spring Mills.
Police said the plane came to rest about 20 feet from the house, which is in the North Ridge subdivision.
The residents were home, but were not injured, police said.
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. -- A small plane crashed into a Hedgesville neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, but no one was seriously injured.
The accident happened at about 1:10 p.m. on the 200-block of Chisholm Drive, according to Berkeley County emergency dispatchers. The aircraft “veered a certain way,” they said, before landing in the front yard of a home.
The pilot and a passenger suffered minor injuries, and were both taken to Berkeley Medical Center for treatment. No one else was hurt, dispatchers said.
The incident happened just blocks away from Green Landings Private Residential Airpark.
In October of 2011, a Connecticut man was killed when his plane crashed into a home on Chisholm Drive. Harry Weber had constructed his aircraft himself, and took off from Green Landings Airpark. Witnesses said the plane got up to about 15 feet, and then took a dive.
West Virginia State Police is handling the investigation, and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has also been contacted for assistance.
Original article can be found here: http://www.your4state.com
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Two men escaped serious injury when a small plane crash-landed in a yard shortly after taking off from a private airstrip Saturday afternoon.
"Thank the Lord, it didn't kill anybody or hit a house," said West Virginia State Police Cpl. M.D. Gillmore.
The single-engine aircraft took off from a private airstrip, Green Landings Private Residential Airpark. The airstrip's hangars are within view of the crash site, estimated by Gillmore to be about a half-mile away.
"It appears that it suffered from sort of mechanical failure," Gillmore said. "It looks like it may have flipped two or three times" before coming to rest in the front yard of a house at Chisolm Drive and Tinning Court off Little Georgetown Road, near Spring Mills, he said.
Police said the plane came to rest about 20 feet from the house, which is in the North Ridge subdivision.
It appeared that the aircraft dug into the ground, uprooting some shrubs before it stopped.
The male pilot and male co-pilot were taken to Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., for treatment of what were believed to be minor injuries, Gillmore said.
The residents of the house were home at the time. They were "pretty shaken up" but not injured, Gillmore said.
The investigation has been transferred to the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.
Original article can be found here: http://www.heraldmailmedia.com
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