What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 3 March 2000, william r. craigmyle stated that while praticing touch & go landings at girffiss airpark, Rome, NY, he inadvertently selected mixture idle cutoff instead of caruretor heat. Mr. Craigmyle states that he realized the error but decided to continue the landing withot resetting the mixture control at low altitude which was about 300FT above the airport at the time. Mr. Craigmyle stated that he then experienced a high sink rate and that htere was not enough time or altitude remaining to regain adequate air speed without power. The Ercoupe N3719H, impacted the runway at approximately 50 knots and ten degrees nose down causing substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to the occupants. Mr. Craigmyle, cerificate #404170114 was the pilot in command . The time of the accident was 1630 UTC. The investigation closed on 3/20/2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 3 MARCH 2000, WILLIAM R. CRAIGMYLE STATED THAT WHILE PRATICING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS AT GIRFFISS AIRPARK, ROME, NY, HE INADVERTENTLY SELECTED MIXTURE IDLE CUTOFF INSTEAD OF CARURETOR HEAT. MR. CRAIGMYLE STATES THAT HE REALIZED THE ERROR BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING WITHOT RESETTING THE MIXTURE CONTROL AT LOW ALTITUDE WHICH WAS ABOUT 300FT ABOVE THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME. MR. CRAIGMYLE STATED THAT HE THEN EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE AND THAT HTERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME OR ALTITUDE REMAINING TO REGAIN ADEQUATE AIR SPEED WITHOUT POWER. THE ERCOUPE N3719H, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 KNOTS AND TEN DEGREES NOSE DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. MR. CRAIGMYLE, CERIFICATE #404170114 WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND . THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 1630 UTC. THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED ON 3/20/2000.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.