# Accident 20111006024619A: Brinkerhuff Gerald G Q200, Holland, MI, October 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2011, 18:35 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Airport: Tulip City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7450° N, 86.0925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7450&lon=-86.0925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2935R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2935R-2012-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brinkerhuff Gerald G Q200 (registry code 056293K, https://openairdocs.org/model/brinkerhuff-gerald-g-q200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRINKERHUFF GERALD G Q200
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111006024619A

## Narrative

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

DURING A LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 AT BIV, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT FORWARD CANARD HIT THE TOP BEAM OF AN APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM POLE AT 14 FEET 8 INCHES IN HEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED 190 FEET, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THEN FLIPPED OVER, SKIDDING INVERTED AN ADDITIONAL 100 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.THE COMPOSITE PROPELLER SHATTERED UPON INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS STRONG PRESENCE OF FUEL ODOR.WITNESSES STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THEY SAW THE PILOT PERFORM AT LEAST ONE TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE APPEARED AND SOUNDED NORMAL.

## 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 CEN12FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA010), Oct 6, 2011: Brinkerhuff Gerald G Q200 (N2935R), Holland, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain sufficient altitude during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane contacting an approach light. Contributing to the accident was the setting sun, which most…

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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