20070114001879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Garrison Jim N11 · Titusville, FL · January 14, 2007

Date: January 14, 2007 · 09:00 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N369JG
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA07CA040
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total0 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N369JGRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2009 · Garrison Jim N11S/N 001 Airframe modelGarrison Jim N11

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What happened

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

(-23) During series of high-speed taxi checks, pilot departed se off rw 15 at Arthur Dunn air park (X21), Titusville, FL. Shortly after takeoff, approximately five seconds into the climb, aircraft lost power momentarily, struk trees at approx. 70 ft AGL, and crashed behind a house. Pilot sustained serious injuries to face and ankle. Witnesses heard the engine at a high power setting on initial climb, then heard it lose power, then regain power just before impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING SERIES OF HIGH-SPEED TAXI CHECKS, PILOT DEPARTED SE OFF RW 15 AT ARTHUR DUNN AIR PARK (X21), TITUSVILLE, FL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS INTO THE CLIMB, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER MOMENTARILY, STRUK TREES AT APPROX. 70 FT AGL, AND CRASHED BEHIND A HOUSE. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO FACE AND ANKLE. WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE AT A HIGH POWER SETTING ON INITIAL CLIMB, THEN HEARD IT LOSE POWER, THEN REGAIN POWER JUST BEFORE IMPACT.

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 MIA07CA040Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportTitusville, FLThe failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after becoming airborne during taxi testing, and the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed after becoming airborne resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with a tree.Jan 14, 2007 · Substantial damage