# Accident 20080930855289A: Hood JUNIORACE, Ashville, AL, September 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ashville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7872° N, 86.3081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7872&lon=-86.3081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1012S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1012S-2012-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hood Lewis R JUNIOR ACE (registry code 05611ZS, https://openairdocs.org/model/hood-lewis-r-junior-ace) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOOD JUNIORACE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 74 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080930855289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING HIS AIRPLANE, A JUNIOR ACE, N1012S, SERIAL NUMBER RH3, OVER ASHVILLE, ALABAMA, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN A CLEARING IN THE WOODS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE WHILE FLYING AT 1500 FEET MSL (700-800 FEET AGL), SEATED IN THE CENTER POSITION, HE INITIATED A RIGHT HAND TURN WITH RIGHT RUDDER, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A SKID WITH THE NOSE YAWING TO LEFT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A DESCENDING LEFT TURN WITH THE BALL FULL RIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE WAS AFRAID THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO SPIN, SO HE "CHOPPED" THE POWER. LOWERED THE NOSE AND CENTERED THE RUDDER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE ADDED POWER TO CLEAR TREES BUT THE ADDITION OF POWER AGGRAVATED THE YAW.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE "CHOPPED" THE POWER AGAIN, LEVELED THE WINGS AND CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL UP ELEVATOR.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP UP SIDE DOWN.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE "HOPPED" OUT AND RIGHTED THE AIRPLANE TO PREVENT FUEL FROM VENTING OVERBOARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC08CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA328), Sep 30, 2008: Hood Junior Ace (N1012S), Ashville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare while landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's lack of yaw control as reported by the pilot.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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