# Accident 20020728037849A: Perth BIRDCK, Staunton-Waynes, VA, July 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2002, 19:10 local time
- Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2636° N, 78.8964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2636&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99754, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99754) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bird CK (registry code 6840112, https://openairdocs.org/model/bird-ck) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PERTH BIRDCK
- Reported engine: GLADEN KINNERB5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,925 total, 25 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728037849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1910 LOCAL, JULY 28, 2002, AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, A BIRD CK (ANTIQUE BIPLANE) NC99754, STRUCK TWO AIRCRAFT WHICH WERE BOTH TIED DOWN ON THE PARKING RAMP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN FOR A LANDING AFTER SUFFERING AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT OF THE BIRD CK SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES;THE TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE UNOCCUPIED. ALL THREE AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT, FRANKLIN L. ROOTS, STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 23, AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AFTER HE HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 200-300 FEET. HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY WITHOUT SUCCESS.

## 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 NYC02LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA148), Jul 28, 2002: Bird CK (N99754), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to perform a 180-degree turn with insufficient altitude remaining after experiencing a total loss of power. A factor related to the accident was the inadequate alignment…

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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