OpenAirDocs.org

20060514010949A

Accident · Destroyed
Open the Markdown

FAA accident report · Taylor SKYBOLT · Sharpsburg, GA · May 14, 2006

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
May 14, 2006 · 18:30 local
Place
Sharpsburg, GA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N78BJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06LA079
Reported as
Taylor Skybolt
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total81 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N78BJRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2007 · Taylor SKYBOLTS/N 100JTAirframe modelTaylor SKYBOLTEngine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Examination of the wreckage revealed the aircraft collided with the top of several trees in a descending 45-degree nose down attitude on a heading of 180-degrees magnetic. The core of the fuselage remained intact and was lying on the left side. The wings, horizontal stabilizer and rudder separated after colliding with the trees. Continuity of all flight controls was confirmed from the cockpit aft to all flight control surfaces. All flight control cables that were disconnected had failed in overload. The propeller was a two bladed prop and remained attached to the propeller flange. Both propeller blade tips were bent aft approximately six inches from the tips. One propeller blade exhibited evidence of a possible tree impact and "s" bending was present on the propeller blade. The spinner received damage. The Lycoming reciprocating 150 horsepower engine, model no. IO-320 was damaged. The engine oil sump had a four inch hole as a result of the starter impacting the engine. The main landing gear was mangled on the right side of the fuselage. The fuel tank was ruptured and no fuel was evident in the tank. The fuel lines were disconnectd and fuel was present.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF SEVERAL TREES IN A DESCENDING 45-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ON A HEADING OF 180-DEGREES MAGNETIC. THE CORE OF THE FUSELAGE REMAINED INTACT AND WAS LYING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE WINGS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER SEPARATED AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE TREES. CONTINUITY OF ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS CONFIRMED FROM THE COCKPIT AFT TO ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES THAT WERE DISCONNECTED HAD FAILED IN OVERLOAD. THE PROPELLER WAS A TWO BLADED PROP AND REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE PROPELLER FLANGE. BOTH PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE BENT AFT APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES FROM THE TIPS. ONE PROPELLER BLADE EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF A POSSIBLE TREE IMPACT AND "S" BENDING WAS PRESENT ON THE PROPELLER BLADE. THE SPINNER RECEIVED DAMAGE. THE LYCOMING RECIPROCATING 150 HORSEPOWER ENGINE, MODEL NO. IO-320 WAS DAMAGED. THE ENGINE OIL SUMP HAD A FOUR INCH HOLE AS A RESULT OF THE STARTER IMPACTING THE ENGINE. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS MANGLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED AND NO FUEL WAS EVIDENT IN THE TANK. THE FUEL LINES WERE DISCONNECTD AND FUEL WAS PRESENT.

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 ATL06LA079Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSharpsburg, GAThe pilot's loss of control while conducting aerobatic flight. Factors in the accident were the pilot's ostentatious display, and lack of recent and total experience in type of operation.May 14, 2006 · Destroyed