What happened
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(.4) The pilot had landed, and elected to abort and go around. According to witnesses, the airplane had landed long and could not make a complete stop on the available runway. The aircraft bounced three times and on the third bounce the pilot lowered the tail wheel, and the main landing gear came off the ground, indicating too much airspeed. The pilot attempted a go around and powered up with 300 feet of runway remaining. He attempted to clear trees at the end of the runway by pulling the nose up abruptly, then pushing the nose over after clearing the trees. At this point the engine quit momentarily, most likely due to the negative g's applied during this maneuver. The airplane impacted the ground on fairway no. 3 at a golf course, and came to rest at the base of a pine tree. Examination of the wreckage revealed that no obvious discrepancies were found in the fuel system or the engine. Blue fuel was found, and examination of the carburetor and fuel pump did not show any discrepancies. The FAA inspector stated, `...the pilot was released from the hospital on September 20, 1998. All attempts to talk to [him] have failed...it appears after checking with airman and aircraft records [the pilot] was operating his aircraft with a non-current registration and with a denied medical.' The pilot did not return the NTSB form 6120.1/2, and his account of the accident are not known. (-23) on September 10, 1998, at 2:30 pm local. Mr. Drew attempted to land his aircraft, N51AJ, a glasair SH-2 at Holly Hill, SC (5J5). Witness stated the aircraft landed long and could not get stopped. The aircraft bounced three times on the third bounce when Mr. Drew lowered the tail wheel the main landing gear came off the ground, indicating too much airspeed. Mr. Drew attempted a go around and powered up with about 300' of remaining runway left. He attempted to clear the trees at the end of the runway by pulling up abruptly then pushing the nose over after clearing the trees. At this point the engine quit, most likely due to the negative g's applied during this maneuver. The aircraft impacted the ground on fairway #3 a the Holly Hill golf course, and came to rest at the base of a pine tree. Mr. Drew was removed from the wreckage and airlifted to richland memorial hospital in columbia,SC.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT HAD LANDED, AND ELECTED TO ABORT AND GO AROUND. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE HAD LANDED LONG AND COULD NOT MAKE A COMPLETE STOP ON THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE PILOT LOWERED THE TAIL WHEEL, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME OFF THE GROUND, INDICATING TOO MUCH AIRSPEED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AND POWERED UP WITH 300 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. HE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BY PULLING THE NOSE UP ABRUPTLY, THEN PUSHING THE NOSE OVER AFTER CLEARING THE TREES. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT MOMENTARILY, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE NEGATIVE G'S APPLIED DURING THIS MANEUVER. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND ON FAIRWAY NO. 3 AT A GOLF COURSE, AND CAME TO REST AT THE BASE OF A PINE TREE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT NO OBVIOUS DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM OR THE ENGINE. BLUE FUEL WAS FOUND, AND EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR AND FUEL PUMP DID NOT SHOW ANY DISCREPANCIES. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED, `...THE PILOT WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1998. ALL ATTEMPTS TO TALK TO [HIM] HAVE FAILED...IT APPEARS AFTER CHECKING WITH AIRMAN AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS [THE PILOT] WAS OPERATING HIS AIRCRAFT WITH A NON-CURRENT REGISTRATION AND WITH A DENIED MEDICAL.' THE PILOT DID NOT RETURN THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, AND HIS ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT ARE NOT KNOWN. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1998, AT 2:30 PM LOCAL. MR. DREW ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT, N51AJ, A GLASAIR SH-2 AT HOLLY HILL, SC (5J5). WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND COULD NOT GET STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES ON THE THIRD BOUNCE WHEN MR. DREW LOWERED THE TAIL WHEEL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME OFF THE GROUND, INDICATING TOO MUCH AIRSPEED. MR. DREW ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AND POWERED UP WITH ABOUT 300' OF REMAINING RUNWAY LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY BY PULLING UP ABRUPTLY THEN PUSHING THE NOSE OVER AFTER CLEARING THE TREES. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE NEGATIVE G'S APPLIED DURING THIS MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON FAIRWAY #3 A THE HOLLY HILL GOLF COURSE, AND CAME TO REST AT THE BASE OF A PINE TREE. MR. DREW WAS REMOVED FROM THE WRECKAGE AND AIRLIFTED TO RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN COLUMBIA,SC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.