# Accident 20120502010059A: Berry Dean GLASAIR I, Columbus, GA, May 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan  Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5164° N, 84.9389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5164&lon=-84.9389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540GZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540GZ-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Berry Dean GLASAIR I (registry code 056203V, https://openairdocs.org/model/berry-dean-glasair-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-E4B5 (registry code 42342, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-e4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERRY DEAN GLASAIR I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,524 total, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120502010059A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 02, 2012 AT 11:00AM AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, COLUMBUS GA. AIRCRAFT INVOLVED A MODEL GLASAIR 1 TD, N540GZ S/N 208 TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 24.  THE PILOT MR. VASQUEZ STATED THAT POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TAKE OFF AND AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS THE TAIL WHEEL CAME UP AND FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT, LEAVING THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A RUNWAY MARKER SIGN, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  WEATHER OBSERVATION: WIND 090 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS VISIBILITY 10 MILES AND CLEAR.THE FAA ALONG WITH NTSB CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE, O-540-E4B5 HAD BEEN MODIFIED FROM A CARBURETOR TO A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, INCREASING THE POWER RATING TO OVER 300 HORSEPOWER.  THE OIL SCREENS, OIL FILTER WERE CHECKED FOR METAL, CYLINDERS HAD GOOD COMPRESSION, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM SHOWED NO CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL.  A TEST PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED ON THE ENGINE FOR TEST RUN, NO ISSUES WERE NOTED AND THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY

## 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 ERA12LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA315), May 2, 2012: Berry Dean Glasair I (N540GZ), Columbus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway sign. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of…

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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