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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Carrollton, GA · July 5, 2005

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Date
July 5, 2005 · 04:00 local
Place
Carrollton, GA
Airport
West Georgia Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8259E
Reported as
Beech F33A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N8259ERegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1641 · Built 1992Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 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 July 05, 2005 at approximately 03:30 am, a Beechcraft bonanza, N8259E struck pine trees while on approach to runway 35 at Carrollton, Georgia, west Georgia regional, ov gray field (ctj). The pilot in his written statement reported that he was set up for a visual approach to runway 35, and while making a low approach clipped pine trees with the right wing and landing gear. Additionally, the pilot stated, that he then leveled the wings and performed a missed approach, climbed to 2500 feet (MSL) and flew toward atlanta, Georgia, fulton county airport. The pilot further stated that he located the fulton county airport at approximately 4:00 am, and while looking for traffic flew north of runway 8 and maneuvered for runway 14, which he felt to be a better choice for landing. The pilot stated that as he got into ground effect and as the aircraft began to slow the drag on the right wing caused the aircraft to veer to the right. As the aircraft contacted the runway, the airplane exited the runway, ground looped and came to a stop on the taxiway facing north.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 05, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 03:30 AM, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, N8259E STRUCK PINE TREES WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT CARROLLTON, GEORGIA, WEST GEORGIA REGIONAL, OV GRAY FIELD (CTJ). THE PILOT IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REPORTED THAT HE WAS SET UP FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35, AND WHILE MAKING A LOW APPROACH CLIPPED PINE TREES WITH THE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT STATED, THAT HE THEN LEVELED THE WINGS AND PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH, CLIMBED TO 2500 FEET (MSL) AND FLEW TOWARD ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE LOCATED THE FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 AM, AND WHILE LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC FLEW NORTH OF RUNWAY 8 AND MANEUVERED FOR RUNWAY 14, WHICH HE FELT TO BE A BETTER CHOICE FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE GOT INTO GROUND EFFECT AND AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOW THE DRAG ON THE RIGHT WING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE TAXIWAY FACING NORTH.