20021125031919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-4 · Homer, LA · November 25, 2002

Date: November 25, 2002 · 07:22 local
Place: Homer, LA
Airport: Homer Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5246
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA049
Reported as: Amtr RV4
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N5246Registration cancelled Jun 16, 2003 · Girard Gerald L RV-4S/N 282 · Built 1995 Airframe modelGirard Gerald L RV-4 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The RV-4 aircraft took-off to the northwest on runway 30 from the homver municipal airport with heavy fog present. Shortly after lift-off the aircraft made a 190 degree turn and was heading southeast, positioned parallel and to the north of runway 30. The aircraft descended and struck several trees approximately six feet from the base where it immediately came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE RV-4 AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF TO THE NORTHWEST ON RUNWAY 30 FROM THE HOMVER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH HEAVY FOG PRESENT. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF THE AIRCRAFT MADE A 190 DEGREE TURN AND WAS HEADING SOUTHEAST, POSITIONED PARALLEL AND TO THE NORTH OF RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET FROM THE BASE WHERE IT IMMEDIATELY CAME TO REST.

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 FTW03LA049Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHomer, LAThe pilot's VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to obtain/maintain altitude/clearance from trees during the initial climb after takeoff. Contributing factors were fog and trees.Nov 25, 2002 · Destroyed