# Accident 19980910023039A: Amtr GLASAIRIITD, Holly Hill, SC, September 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Holly Hill, SC
- Airport: Holly Hill Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3208° N, 80.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3208&lon=-80.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51AJ-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wood A J SH 2 (registry code 056559P, https://openairdocs.org/model/wood-a-j-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIITD
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,976 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910023039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA245), Sep 10, 1998: Wood Glasair SH2 (N51AJ), Holly Hill, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and his failure to perform a go-around. The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance during the landing is a contributing factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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