# Accident 20000608037079A: Edgerly James A S-12, Hartford, MI, June 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Hartford, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1993° N, 86.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1993&lon=-86.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3148E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3148E-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Edgerly James A S-12 (registry code 05605K0, https://openairdocs.org/model/edgerly-james-a-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608037079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF, PILOT BOUNCED TWICE IN GROUND EFFECT. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE NOSEWHEEL HOUSING MAY HAVE FRACTURED JAMMING THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSEWHEEL AND RUDDER ARE INTERCONNECTED TO BOTH RUDDER PEDALS AND RUDDER NOSESTEER HAND CONTROL. DUR TO THE NOSEWHEEL BEING JAMMED RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT COULD ONLY TURN RIGHT (FULL LEFT AILERON DEFLECTION WAS INPUTTED, BUT IT DIDN'T OVER THE TURNING FORCE. THE A/C HIT A TREE, FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED. NO FIRE, NO INJURY.

## 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 CHI00LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA155), Jun 9, 2000: Edgerly S-12 (N3148E), Hartford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: restricted directional control. Factors relating to this accident were the rough, uneven runway, and the trees.

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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