# Accident 19990130042099A: Amtr BABYACED, Pleasant View, TN, January 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pleasant View, TN
- Airport: Blue Bird Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5494° N, 86.9993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5494&lon=-86.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24562, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24562) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hudson BABY ACE "D" (registry code 0030417, https://openairdocs.org/model/hudson-baby-ace-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BABYACED
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 9 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990130042099A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE ON A FRIEND'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSEE. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 KNOTS AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE SOD RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE DID NOT SEE THE HOLE IN THE SOD RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.  THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT ALSO DID NOT REPORT CONDUCTING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE TAKEOFF.                                                                     (.19)ON JANUARY 30, 1999, ABOUT 1200 CST, A GETTIS H. HUDSON, CORBAN BABY ACE, N24562, COLLIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, DURING TAKEOFF NEAR PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSE.  THE FLIGTH WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE FLIGHT WAS ON DEPATURE FROM PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSEE, WHEN THE AC CIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE ON A FRIEND'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSE.  DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE SOD RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.     (-23)PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING A CORBAN BABY ACE ON JANUARY 30, 1999 ABOUT 1200 NOON CST.  HE COLLIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE RUNAWAY ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP DURING TAKEOFF.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 ATL99LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA137), Jan 30, 1999: Gettis H. Hudson Corban Baby ACE (N24562), Pleasant View, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of owner of sod runway to properly maintain the runway, the pilots failure to properly preflight the takeoff area before departure.

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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