Investigator In Charge (IIC): Read, Leah
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida
Location: Palatka, Florida
Accident Number: ERA22LA322
Date and Time: July 18, 2022, 12:24 Local
Registration: N910BW
Aircraft: Vans RV10
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On July 18, 2022, at 1224 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Vans RV-10 airplane, N910BW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Palatka, Florida. The pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight.
Shortly after takeoff, the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power, and the pilot performed a forced landing to heavily wooded terrain.
The airplane was recovered and retained for further examination.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Vans
Registration: N910BW
Model/Series: RV10
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: K28J,47 ft msl
Observation Time: 12:35 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 3 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 30°C /22°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 3900 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 10 knots / , 200°
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 9 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.07 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Palatka, FL
Destination: Gallatin, TN
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 29.658382,-81.689503 (est)
Aircraft crashed for unknown reasons in a wooded area causing a wing to separate from the aircraft.
Date: 18-JUL-22
Time: 12:24:00Z
Regis#: N910BW
Aircraft Make: VANS
Aircraft Model: RV10
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: PALATKA
State: FLORIDA
A pilot was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after a small plane made an emergency landing Monday morning in a wooded area in the Palatka area, authorities said.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a single-engine, experimental aircraft from the Putnam County area was departing from Palatka Municipal Airport, also known as Kay Larkin Field, on Reid Street, around 8 a.m. when the pilot — a 55-year-old man from Franklin, Tennessee — experienced mechanical failure and attempted to circle back to the airport but had to make an emergency landing.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the pilot called 911 around 8:10 a.m. to report he was having issues with his plane and was trying to return to the airport. But, deputies said, the call cut off, prompting a search of the area near the airport. Air assets, including a helicopter and another plane, were sent to look for the wreckage, but the tree canopy was too heavy, deputies said. The pilot was eventually able to use his cellphone to call 911 again, and first responders were able to ping his phone in the area of Browns Lane near the airport, find him and pull him from his plane shortly after 9:30 a.m., deputies said.
News4JAX was initially told that the pilot, the only occupant of the plane at the time of the crash, was flown, “as a precaution,” to HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital with various cuts and bruises. But a news release from FHP described the pilot’s injuries as serious.
The Highway Patrol is investigating, and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
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