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FAA accident report · Swftms GC-1B · Edenton, NC · October 21, 2007

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Date
October 21, 2007 · 12:00 local
Place
Edenton, NC
Airport
Northeastern Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80997
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA08CA008
Reported as
Swftms GC1B
Reported engine
Continental C1452
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total25 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N80997Registered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 1190 · Built 1946Airframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was doing a routine left pattern to a touch and go landing on runway 1 (length 6000') at ede. Abeam numbers for runway 1, power was reduced to idle, a left turn was established to base with a steep final and flaps were extended to 50%. This caused airspeed to decrease and rate of descent to increase but pilot did not adjust power. Just prior to rolling through base, pilot "spotted runway", noted speed at 80 mph (within parameters) and never crosschecked any instruments. Pilot did not adjust power because he felt he was "in the groove." Passing the 90 deg. Point, flaps were extended to 100%, left wing dropped approximately 60 degrees down, full right aileron was applied without response. This caused a high sink rate due to loss of lift. At this point, pilot applied full power, was able to raise left wing, established wings level in normal landing attitude but was unable to arrest sink rate causing aircraft to impact runway (g unit installed in aircraft recorded over 12 g). The aircraft bounced twice more before finally settling on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS DOING A ROUTINE LEFT PATTERN TO A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 1 (LENGTH 6000') AT EDE. ABEAM NUMBERS FOR RUNWAY 1, POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, A LEFT TURN WAS ESTABLISHED TO BASE WITH A STEEP FINAL AND FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 50%. THIS CAUSED AIRSPEED TO DECREASE AND RATE OF DESCENT TO INCREASE BUT PILOT DID NOT ADJUST POWER. JUST PRIOR TO ROLLING THROUGH BASE, PILOT "SPOTTED RUNWAY", NOTED SPEED AT 80 MPH (WITHIN PARAMETERS) AND NEVER CROSSCHECKED ANY INSTRUMENTS. PILOT DID NOT ADJUST POWER BECAUSE HE FELT HE WAS "IN THE GROOVE." PASSING THE 90 DEG. POINT, FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO 100%, LEFT WING DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES DOWN, FULL RIGHT AILERON WAS APPLIED WITHOUT RESPONSE. THIS CAUSED A HIGH SINK RATE DUE TO LOSS OF LIFT. AT THIS POINT, PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, WAS ABLE TO RAISE LEFT WING, ESTABLISHED WINGS LEVEL IN NORMAL LANDING ATTITUDE BUT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST SINK RATE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT RUNWAY (G UNIT INSTALLED IN AIRCRAFT RECORDED OVER 12 G). THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE MORE BEFORE FINALLY SETTLING ON THE RUNWAY.

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 MIA08CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEdenton, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall.Oct 21, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80997 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19860515041329ILevel Off Touchdown · Hayward, CAATC issued and acknowledged 28R landing instructions. Aircraft landed on 28L.some unacknowledged ATC transmissions.May 15, 1986