19981003036959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swftms GC-1B · Farmington, MO · October 3, 1998

Date: October 3, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place: Farmington, MO
Airport: Farmington Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2365B
Reported as: Swftms GC1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total3,300 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days

N2365BRegistered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 3665 · Built 1948 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) Mr. Upton was performing a "comedy" act in which he was in contact with the airboss and was simulating that the airboss had control of the aircraft. He departed runway 20 and climbed approx. 300 feet AGL when he made a power reduction to approx. idle. He nosed the aircraft over, descended approx. 100 feet and added full power to initiate a recovery. Mr. Upton stated that when he added power he felt the aircraft buffet and was reluctant to lower the nose. He believed the landing gear was lowered, as he always leaves it extended for this portion of the act. The aircraft contacted the runway in a level flight attitude at full power, became airborne for approx. 1200 feet before landing and coming to a rest approx. 1500 feet from the initial impact site. Mr. Upton egressed the aircraft without incident and after securing the aircraft's systems and photographing the scene, the aircraft was raised, the gear extended and it was towed to macair aviation.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) MR. UPTON WAS PERFORMING A "COMEDY" ACT IN WHICH HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE AIRBOSS AND WAS SIMULATING THAT THE AIRBOSS HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 AND CLIMBED APPROX. 300 FEET AGL WHEN HE MADE A POWER REDUCTION TO APPROX. IDLE. HE NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER, DESCENDED APPROX. 100 FEET AND ADDED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A RECOVERY. MR. UPTON STATED THAT WHEN HE ADDED POWER HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT BUFFET AND WAS RELUCTANT TO LOWER THE NOSE. HE BELIEVED THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, AS HE ALWAYS LEAVES IT EXTENDED FOR THIS PORTION OF THE ACT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE AT FULL POWER, BECAME AIRBORNE FOR APPROX. 1200 FEET BEFORE LANDING AND COMING TO A REST APPROX. 1500 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT SITE. MR. UPTON EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AFTER SECURING THE AIRCRAFT'S SYSTEMS AND PHOTOGRAPHING THE SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, THE GEAR EXTENDED AND IT WAS TOWED TO MACAIR AVIATION.