20011207037899A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr A 26 VULCAN SS · Newnan, GA · December 7, 2001

Date: December 7, 2001 · 16:25 local
Place: Newnan, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6129F
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA02LA042
Reported as: Amtr A26VULCANSS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N6129FRegistration cancelled Feb 2, 2004 · Ferguson B C/Ferguson G W A 26 VULCAN SSS/N SA26-002 · Built 2000 Airframe modelFerguson B C/Ferguson G W A 26 VULCAN SS Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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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 accident occurred at a private strip located at 868 happy valley circle, Newnan, GA. The plane was landing to the NE and the strip was approximately 600 feet long. The left wing drug the ground for about 50 feet and then the aircraft went airborne. Witnesses stated that the pilot had added power for a go-around because they heard the engines power up. The aircraft veered left and struck a metal fence post and torn 3 small holes in the left under-wing skin about 6 to 12 inches from the tip of the wing. The plane proceeded on a heading approximately 25 degrees to the left of the runway heading. The right wing struck two small pine trees and the plane spun around the front of the fuselage struck a hardwood tree. That impact broke the front of the cockpit open killing the pilot and seriously injuring the passenger. According to witnesses both engines were operating. The winds were calm and the weather clear at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A PRIVATE STRIP LOCATED AT 868 HAPPY VALLEY CIRCLE, NEWNAN, GA. THE PLANE WAS LANDING TO THE NE AND THE STRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET LONG. THE LEFT WING DRUG THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 50 FEET AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD ADDED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND BECAUSE THEY HEARD THE ENGINES POWER UP. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND STRUCK A METAL FENCE POST AND TORN 3 SMALL HOLES IN THE LEFT UNDER-WING SKIN ABOUT 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM THE TIP OF THE WING. THE PLANE PROCEEDED ON A HEADING APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK TWO SMALL PINE TREES AND THE PLANE SPUN AROUND THE FRONT OF THE FUSELAGE STRUCK A HARDWOOD TREE. THAT IMPACT BROKE THE FRONT OF THE COCKPIT OPEN KILLING THE PILOT AND SERIOUSLY INJURING THE PASSENGER. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATING. THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THE WEATHER CLEAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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 MIA02LA042Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNewnan, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and go-around, resulting in a collision with a runway perimeter fence pole and trees.Dec 7, 2001 · Substantial damage