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FAA accident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Smithfield, NC · July 30, 2000

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Date
July 30, 2000 · 13:55 local
Place
Smithfield, NC
Airport
Johnston County Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N422CS
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL00LA070
Reported as
Amtr Glasairiii
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,192 total
N422CSRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2001 · Briggs Leslie GLASAIR IIIS/N 3231Airframe modelBriggs Leslie GLASAIR III

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What happened

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

(-23) The above mentioned aircraft, #N4422CS departed runway 3. The airport manager noticed the cabin door canopy was unlatched, he then contacted the pilot by radio. The pilot responded, but his transmission was unreadable. The aircraft made a left turn back to the runway when making the final turn to align with the runway. The aircraft rolled to the right in a steep descent and impacted the runway. There were two fatalities. (.4)a witness flying in the vicinity of the airport stated that the airplane took off from runway 03 and climbed to about 500 feet above ground level. He said the airplane turned sharply to the left and then to the right and headed back towards the runway, then rolled inverted and collided with the runway surface in a 20 to 30 degree nose down attitude. The airport manager stated that he noticed that the cockpit canopy was unlatched during the takeoff roll. He then contacted the pilot by radio. The pilot responded, but his transmission was unreadable. The aircraft made a left turn back to the runway. While making the final turn to align with runway 21 the airplane rolled to the right in a steep decent and impacted the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ABOVE MENTIONED AIRCRAFT, #N4422CS DEPARTED RUNWAY 3. THE AIRPORT MANAGER NOTICED THE CABIN DOOR CANOPY WAS UNLATCHED, HE THEN CONTACTED THE PILOT BY RADIO. THE PILOT RESPONDED, BUT HIS TRANSMISSION WAS UNREADABLE.THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY WHEN MAKING THE FINAL TURN TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT IN A STEEP DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES. (.4)A WITNESS FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 03 AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT AND HEADED BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY, THEN ROLLED INVERTED AND COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE IN A 20 TO 30 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE COCKPIT CANOPY WAS UNLATCHED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE THEN CONTACTED THE PILOT BY RADIO. THE PILOT RESPONDED, BUT HIS TRANSMISSION WAS UNREADABLE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. WHILE MAKING THE FINAL TURN TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY 21 THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE RIGHT IN A STEEP DECENT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL00LA070Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSmithfield, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during an emergency landing which lead to an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the pilot's failure to secure the cockpit canopy prior to takeoff.Jul 30, 2000 · Destroyed