20090107000489A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Inman Kolbmkiii · Coal Hill, AR · January 7, 2009

Date
January 7, 2009 · 13:00 local
Place
Coal Hill, AR
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N313JD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09LA134
Reported as
Inman Kolbmkiii
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total101 in this make and model2 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) 01/07/2009 1300 Hrs. Airplane N313JD, make:Inman j.d. model:kolb mark iii, amature built, experimental aircraft, located at privacy data omitted, N35 60.35 W93 69, 46 attempted a takeoff from a Private grass strip airfield. The pilot privacy data omitted Private pilot privacy data omitted attempted the takeoff with no passengers, VFR clear weather, wind gusting 5 mph out of southwest to south. He attempted takeoff from the north to the south runway. The plane engine died at 15 feet in the air. Aircraft impacted the ground rolled out and experienced a veer to the left hitting a ditch. Witness privacy data omitted to privacy data omitted to the ozark hospital. The pilot suffered major injury to back and neck while the aircraft had substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 01/07/2009 1300 HRS. AIRPLANE N313JD, MAKE:INMAN J.D. MODEL:KOLB MARK III, AMATURE BUILT, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, N35 60.35 W93 69, 46 ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AIRFIELD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED THE TAKEOFF WITH NO PASSENGERS, VFR CLEAR WEATHER, WIND GUSTING 5 MPH OUT OF SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH. HE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH RUNWAY. THE PLANE ENGINE DIED AT 15 FEET IN THE AIR. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ROLLED OUT AND EXPERIENCED A VEER TO THE LEFT HITTING A DITCH. WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO THE OZARK HOSPITAL. THE PILOT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURY TO BACK AND NECK WHILE THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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