# Accident 20090330004029A: Rogers FLAGLORSCOOT, Griffin, GA, March 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Beaverbrook Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3250° N, 84.2983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3250&lon=-84.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3248Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3248Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rogers Kenneth J FLAGLOR SCOOTER (registry code 05658HL, https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-kenneth-j-flaglor-scooter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROGERS FLAGLORSCOOT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090330004029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AT BEAVERBROOK AERODROME(10GA) AND AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND MISS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID OBSTACLES AND HAVE AN OPEN AREA TO LAND.  HE PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN TO OBTAIN GLIDING SPEED AND THE SINGLE SEAT AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.

## 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 ERA09LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA222), Mar 30, 2009: Rogers Kenneth J Flaglor Scooter (N3248Q), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine-driven fuel pump. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing and the pilot’s preexisting medical condition.

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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