# Accident 20011207037899A: Amtr A26VULCANSS, Newnan, GA, December 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2001, 16:25 local time
- Place: Newnan, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4556° N, 84.7894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4556&lon=-84.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6129F-2004-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ferguson B C/Ferguson G W A 26 VULCAN SS (registry code 05610QX, https://openairdocs.org/model/ferguson-b-c-ferguson-g-w-a-26-vulcan-ss) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR A26VULCANSS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011207037899A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA02LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA042), Dec 7, 2001: Ferguson A 26 Vulcan SS (N6129F), Newnan, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and go-around, resulting in a collision with a runway perimeter fence pole and 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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