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FAA accident report · Amtr EXPRESS · Moncks Corner, SC · November 19, 2002

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Date
November 19, 2002 · 16:55 local
Place
Moncks Corner, SC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N297JH
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA03LA019
Reported as
Amtr Express
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,342 total12 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N297JHRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2003 · Heiring John H EXPRESSS/N 129 · Built 1998Airframe modelHeiring John H EXPRESSEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On November 19, 2002, about 1655 eastern standard time, a homebuilt Express, N297JH, registered to industries unlimited, inc., crashed into lake moultrie, near Moncks Corner, south carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated about 2 minutes earlier from berkeley county airport , Moncks Corner, south carolina. According to the preliminary air traffic control (ATC) information, the flight departed at 1613 from charleston air force base/international airport, and remained in contact with that facility until 1617 EST, whenan occupant of the airplane advised the controller that berkeley county airport was in sight. According to the director of the berkeley county airport, the accident airplane was observed in the traffic pattern performing fiveor six touch-and-go landings. An occupant of the airplane reported over the UNICOM frequency that the airplane was then departing the traffic pattern. The federal aviation administration inspector-in-charge (faa-iic), interviewed a witness who was in a boat on lake moultrie reported observing N297JH flying at a low altitude. The witness reported to the faa-iic that he heard surging from the engine, then he described by using a pen as a reference to N297JH, that it circled 1.5 to 2 times while in a left wing attitude. The witness then described seeing the N297JH in a flat spin which continued until just before impact when the nose pitched down and N297JH impacted the water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 19, 2002, ABOUT 1655 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A HOMEBUILT EXPRESS, N297JH, REGISTERED TO INDUSTRIES UNLIMITED, INC., CRASHED INTO LAKE MOULTRIE, NEAR MONCKS CORNER, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 2 MINUTES EARLIER FROM BERKELEY COUNTY AIRPORT , MONCKS CORNER, SOUTH CAROLINA. ACCORDING TO THE PRELIMINARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) INFORMATION, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AT 1613 FROM CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE/INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH THAT FACILITY UNTIL 1617 EST, WHENAN OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE ADVISED THE CONTROLLER THAT BERKELEY COUNTY AIRPORT WAS IN SIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BERKELEY COUNTY AIRPORT, THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN PERFORMING FIVEOR SIX TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. AN OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE REPORTED OVER THE UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN DEPARTING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR-IN-CHARGE (FAA-IIC), INTERVIEWED A WITNESS WHO WAS IN A BOAT ON LAKE MOULTRIE REPORTED OBSERVING N297JH FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. THE WITNESS REPORTED TO THE FAA-IIC THAT HE HEARD SURGING FROM THE ENGINE, THEN HE DESCRIBED BY USING A PEN AS A REFERENCE TO N297JH, THAT IT CIRCLED 1.5 TO 2 TIMES WHILE IN A LEFT WING ATTITUDE. THE WITNESS THEN DESCRIBED SEEING THE N297JH IN A FLAT SPIN WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT WHEN THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND N297JH IMPACTED THE WATER.

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 MIA03LA019Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMoncks Corner, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with water.Nov 19, 2002 · Destroyed

Other reports on N297JH · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020522014649ILevel Off Touchdown · Charleston, SC(-23) At or about 4:30 local time, the pilot attempted an approach to landing on runway 3 at the Charleston international airport (chs), SC. The approach was stabilized at 65 knots in gusty conditions with 40 degrees flaps. During the flare, the speed had…May 22, 2002 · Minor damage