# Accident 20050616014989A: Frchld M62A3, Williamson, GA, June 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2005, 11:53 local time
- Place: Williamson, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1836° N, 84.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1836&lon=-84.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26GA-2009-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A-3 (registry code 3371618, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A3
- Reported engine: FCD 6440*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 22,209 total, 146 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050616014989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE PEACH STATE AIRPORT IN WILLIAMSON, GEORGIA. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE DID A DOWNWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 AND TURNED AROUND AND TAXIED BACK TO THE TAKEOFF END OF RUNWAY 13 AND PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND ON AN UPWARD SLOPING RUNWAY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY BELIEVE THE WINDS WERE AT 310 TO 290-DEGREES AT 7 TO 8 KNOTS. WITNESSES SAID THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS LONG AND ALMOST THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE 2800-FOOT RUNWAY WAS USED BY THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE LIFTING OFF. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THE AIRPLANE DID NOT WANT TO CLIMB. WITNESSES STATED IT BARELY MADE IT OVER A SET OF TREES, THEY OBSERVED IT SINK BEHIND ANOTHER SET OF TREES AND HEARD A CRASH. WITNESSES SAID THEY COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING THE WHOLE TIME.

## 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 ATL05FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA098), Jun 16, 2005: Fairchild M-62A-3 (N26GA), Williamson, GA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the before takeoff checklist and attempted a takeoff with flaps extended, which resulted in an in-flight collision with 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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