What happened
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(-23) The accident aircraft was in a two aircraft formation flight. The accident aircraft departed the formation in a descending spiral, impacting the ground at a high speed. I was contacted by FAA regional communication center during my duty at telephone availability July 12, 2009, and responded to an accident that had occurred in st. john county Florida, where a sha glasair rg, experimental amateur-built airplane, N132JB collided with the ground resulting two fatalities and major structural damage to the airplane. FAA inspector privacy data omitted (airworthiness) assisted me during this investigation. Inspector privacy data omitted and I were at the accident site. I traveled to the accident site on Sunday, July 12, 2009, however the accident occurred on Saturday July 11, 2009 at at approximatey 13:00 local time. The airplane is registered to and was operated by privacy data omitted of jacksonville, Florida. privacy data omitted Was a passenger on board the aircraft. privacy data omitted Is a pilot, holding commercial pilot glider as well as private airplane single engine land and sea privileges. The glasair is a two-place single engine airplane with a tricycle retractable landing gear, serial number 599. The aircraft was built by privacy data omitted in 1992. The aircraft engine is a Lycoming IO-320, 150 horsepower engine. Review of spas information revealed the pilot held a airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane multiengine land and a commercial pilot privileges for single engine land issued on April 25, 2008. The pilot held a second-class medical certificate issued on July 11, 2008. The pilot indicated on his last application for the third-class medical certificate that he had accumulated 11,611 total flight hours. The pilot did not file a flight plan. It was not determined if the pilot received a weather briefing before departing on this visual flight rules flight. privacy data omitted Was formation flying with privacy data omitted at the time of the accident. I received a statement from privacy data omitted that privacy data omitted (the pilot of the glasair) had suggested privacy data omitted and he conduct a formation flight to the monthly eaa meeting from kheg to haller airpark, Florida several days prior to July 11. He stated that he and privacy data omitted had been navy reserve squadron mates during the 1990'S. privacy data omitted Was a retired delta airline pilot and he was retired nwa pilot. privacy data omitted Aircraft is a CJ6, N19TN. The third pilot privacy data omittedMr. Cummingsprivacy data omittedMr. Fosterprivacy data omittedbilly meadowprivacy data omittedms christine scheutzowprivacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS IN A TWO AIRCRAFT FORMATION FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE FORMATION IN A DESCENDING SPIRAL, IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A HIGH SPEED. I WAS CONTACTED BY FAA REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER DURING MY DUTY AT TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY JULY 12, 2009, AND RESPONDED TO AN ACCIDENT THAT HAD OCCURRED IN ST. JOHN COUNTY FLORIDA, WHERE A SHA GLASAIR RG, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE, N132JB COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND RESULTING TWO FATALITIES AND MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. FAA INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (AIRWORTHINESS) ASSISTED ME DURING THIS INVESTIGATION. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND I WERE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. I TRAVELED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE ON SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009, HOWEVER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SATURDAY JULY 11, 2009 AT AT APPROXIMATEY 13:00 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO AND WAS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS A PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A PILOT, HOLDING COMMERCIAL PILOT GLIDER AS WELL AS PRIVATE AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SEA PRIVILEGES. THE GLASAIR IS A TWO-PLACE SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE WITH A TRICYCLE RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR, SERIAL NUMBER 599. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUILT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN 1992. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE IS A LYCOMING IO-320, 150 HORSEPOWER ENGINE. REVIEW OF SPAS INFORMATION REVEALED THE PILOT HELD A AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH RATINGS FOR AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND AND A COMMERCIAL PILOT PRIVILEGES FOR SINGLE ENGINE LAND ISSUED ON APRIL 25, 2008. THE PILOT HELD A SECOND-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ISSUED ON JULY 11, 2008. THE PILOT INDICATED ON HIS LAST APPLICATION FOR THE THIRD-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT HE HAD ACCUMULATED 11,611 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING ON THIS VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FORMATION FLYING WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I RECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (THE PILOT OF THE GLASAIR) HAD SUGGESTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HE CONDUCT A FORMATION FLIGHT TO THE MONTHLY EAA MEETING FROM KHEG TO HALLER AIRPARK, FLORIDA SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO JULY 11. HE STATED THAT HE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN NAVY RESERVE SQUADRON MATES DURING THE 1990'S. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS A RETIRED DELTA AIRLINE PILOT AND HE WAS RETIRED NWA PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT IS A CJ6, N19TN. THE THIRD PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. CUMMINGS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. FOSTER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BILLY MEADOW^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MS CHRISTINE SCHEUTZOW^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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