20030504014189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Summerville, GA · May 4, 2003

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Date: May 4, 2003 · 20:00 local
Place: Summerville, GA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Joey morris, male age 50, crashed into trees shortly after take off with "ultra-light" type aircraft on may 04, 2003. Mr. Morris was operating out of a grassy field approx. 1/4 mile from the site of impact. According to sheriff deputies, the aircraft made a loud noise upon impact. Residents reported they thought a car had crashed. There was no fire. Fuel was evident in both wing tanks, and flight controls appeared operational. The pilot was the only occupant. The "ultra light" aircraft had 2 seats. There was no instruction taking place during this flight. The pilot sustained serious injuries including a fractured spine, compound fractures of legs and ankles and possible internal injuries. The pilot was air lifted to erlanger hospital in chatanooga, TN where he is in critical condition.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. JOEY MORRIS, MALE AGE 50, CRASHED INTO TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF WITH "ULTRA-LIGHT" TYPE AIRCRAFT ON MAY 04, 2003. MR. MORRIS WAS OPERATING OUT OF A GRASSY FIELD APPROX. 1/4 MILE FROM THE SITE OF IMPACT. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF DEPUTIES, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LOUD NOISE UPON IMPACT. RESIDENTS REPORTED THEY THOUGHT A CAR HAD CRASHED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. FUEL WAS EVIDENT IN BOTH WING TANKS, AND FLIGHT CONTROLS APPEARED OPERATIONAL. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT. THE "ULTRA LIGHT" AIRCRAFT HAD 2 SEATS. THERE WAS NO INSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE DURING THIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES INCLUDING A FRACTURED SPINE, COMPOUND FRACTURES OF LEGS AND ANKLES AND POSSIBLE INTERNAL INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS AIR LIFTED TO ERLANGER HOSPITAL IN CHATANOOGA, TN WHERE HE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.