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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerors J-2 · Indian Trail, NC · October 12, 2006

Date
October 12, 2006 · 12:45 local
Place
Indian Trail, NC
Airport
Mint Hill-Matthews Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4362G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL07CA006
Reported as
Aerors J2
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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) On 10/12/2006, a mcculloch aircraft corp J2 aircraft, registration number N4362G, piloted by privacy data omitted departed runway 22 at the goose creek airport (28A). Shortly after takeoff, the pilot stated that he experienced gust of wind that he was unable to counter. The gusts turned the aircraft towards a utility building. To avoid hitting the building the pilot stated that he turned the aircraft away from the building, lowered the nose and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft struck the ground causing substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/12/2006, A MCCULLOCH AIRCRAFT CORP J2 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N4362G, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 AT THE GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A). SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED GUST OF WIND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO COUNTER. THE GUSTS TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS A UTILITY BUILDING. TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING, LOWERED THE NOSE AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.