# Accident 20081101850329A: Foxjac MONGBIWING, Thomasville, NC, November 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2008, 18:23 local time
- Place: Thomasville, NC
- Airport: Hiatt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8303° N, 80.1075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8303&lon=-80.1075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318CF-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fox Jack G MONG BIWING (registry code 05626OQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/fox-jack-g-mong-biwing) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOXJAC MONGBIWING
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081101850329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED UP AND DOWN THE RUNWAY SEVERAL TIME AS THE PILOT BECAME FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTROLS.  WIND WAS CALM.  FULL POWER RUN UP ACCOMPLISHED AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND.  THE PILOT PROCEEDS TO DEPART RUNWAY NUMBER 1.  THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND STABILIZED IN GROUND EFFECTS AT 65 INDICATED.  THE PILOT PITCHED NOSE UP AND AIRSPEED FAIL OFF TO 55 INDICATED.  THE PILOT PITCHED BACK TO NOSE LEVEL AND BUILT UP AIRSPEED BACK TO 65 AND PITCHED UP AGAIN.  ONCE AGAIN AIRSPEED FAIL OFF TO 55 INDICATED.  NEVER COULD GET AIRCRAFT TO ACCELERATE PAST 65 INDICATED.  NO EXCESSIVE CONTROL INPUTS WERE REQUIRED.  AT THIS POINT THE PILOT DECIDED AND THERE WASN'T ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO LAND AND HE WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE TREES EITHER.  HE PROCEEDED TO PICK A PLACE WHERE TO PUT IT INTO THE TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERE FIREWALL DAMAGE, ENGINE BENT UP AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE.  PROP DESTROYED.  GAS TANK REMAINED INTACT AND HALF FULL.  GEAR HAS MINOR DAMAGE.  BOTH UPPER WINGS, WING TIPS DAMAGE FROM TREE IMPACTS.  LOWER WING HAS MINOR DAMAGE.  LOWER WINGS WERE REMOVED AT INSPECTION.  RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAS SEVERE DAMAGE.  LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAS MINOR DAMAGE.  FUSELAGE FABRIC TORN IN SEVERAL PLACES.

## 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 ERA09CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA040), Nov 2, 2008: Fox Jack G Mong Biwin (N318CF), Thomasville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The builder’s failure to set adequate propeller pitch during propeller installation.

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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