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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Birchler Boyd EAGLE 540 · Kokomo, IN · June 9, 2012

Date: June 9, 2012 · 15:50 local
Place: Kokomo, IN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N34BJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA360
Reported as: Birchler Boyd Eagle 540
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N34BJRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Birchler Boyd EAGLE 540S/N BJ-1 · Built 2007 Airframe modelBirchler Boyd EAGLE 540 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-C4B5Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Saturday, June 9, 2012 pilot privacy data omitted was performing at an air show for the wings and wheels air show held at the Kokomo, Indiana airport. (Kokk)as part of privacy data omitted "act" he took off from runway 23, went inverted (planned) and headed towards a group of trees located at the departure end of the runway. privacy data omitted Planned on climbing out inverted near the trees. For unknown reasons, privacy data omitted misjudged his distance/altitude and flew through some of the tree branches. This caused damage to all flying surfaces and his propeller. He was able to return to the runway and make a normal landingthere were no injuries to privacy data omitted or anyone on the ground and there was no property damage to the airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.FAA participation determined that this was an aircraft accident. NTSB was notified.

As the FAA filed it

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING AT AN AIR SHOW FOR THE WINGS AND WHEELS AIR SHOW HELD AT THE KOKOMO, INDIANA AIRPORT. (KOKK)AS PART OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ "ACT" HE TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 23, WENT INVERTED (PLANNED) AND HEADED TOWARDS A GROUP OF TREES LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PLANNED ON CLIMBING OUT INVERTED NEAR THE TREES.FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE/ALTITUDE AND FLEW THROUGH SOME OF THE TREE BRANCHES. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO ALL FLYING SURFACES AND HIS PROPELLER. HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY AND MAKE A NORMAL LANDINGTHERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND AND THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT.VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.FAA PARTICIPATION DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN12CA360Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKokomo, INThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees during a low-level aerobatic maneuver.Jun 9, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N34BJ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20140810014479ACruise/Level Flight · Standish, MEPilot and only occupant of N34BJ, departed the northern aroostook rgnl airport, frenchville, Maine after conducting an aeobatic demonstration in his christen eagle bi-plane, on the afternoon of August 10, 2014. At approximately 1730 hrs while in cruise flight…Aug 10, 2014 · Substantial damage