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FAA incident report · Melton David Legrand FIRESTAR · Elkin, NC · June 23, 2012

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Date
June 23, 2012 · 09:00 local
Place
Elkin, NC
Airport
Elkin Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6899L
Reported as
Melton David Legrand Firestar
Reported engine
Kawasaki ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N6899LRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Melton David Legrand FIRESTARS/N F1133 · Built 2012Airframe modelMelton David Legrand FIRESTAREngine modelKawasaki ALL MDLS A/BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Gso FSDO received an anonymous call on June 25, 2012 reporting that a kolb Firestar ii had crashed on take off Saturday June 23, 2012 about mid morning. The pilot was reported as privacy data omitted and the owner as privacy data omitted. The aircraft crashed into trees just off of the runway on the left. It was white and yellow and had been removed from the trees. Tuesday June 26, 2012 two inspectors from this office drove to Elkin airport. They found a crash site which had many trees cut/removed and found a piece of a composite propeller blade/hub assy. Investigation found the pilot at his residence and an interview was conducted there. The pilot stated he was unsure if he had to report anything as he thought it was an ultralight. He stated his intent was initially just to taxi, but the aircraft picked up speed quickly so he decided to put more power to it and take-off. At about 75-100 feet he reduced the power as he thought he might be overspeeding the engine. He started a shallow bank to the left and feels the wind may have picked up the right wing and the aircraft stalled. Witnesses stated the aircraft was removed that evening and placed back into the trailer it was brought in to the airport earlier that day. The inspectors found the aircraft in winston-salem at the previous owner's (and builder's) residence. The piece of propeller from the scene matched up to the remaining propeller on the aircraft. The aircraft appears to be destroyed. The pilot was reported to have had minor injuries but he denied they came from the accident.

As the FAA filed it

GSO FSDO RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS CALL ON JUNE 25, 2012 REPORTING THAT A KOLB FIRESTAR II HAD CRASHED ON TAKE OFF SATURDAY JUNE 23, 2012 ABOUT MID MORNING. THE PILOT WAS REPORTED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE OWNER AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES JUST OFF OF THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT. IT WAS WHITE AND YELLOW AND HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TREES. TUESDAY JUNE 26, 2012 TWO INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE DROVE TO ELKIN AIRPORT. THEY FOUND A CRASH SITE WHICH HAD MANY TREES CUT/REMOVED AND FOUND A PIECE OF A COMPOSITE PROPELLER BLADE/HUB ASSY. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PILOT AT HIS RESIDENCE AND AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED THERE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNSURE IF HE HAD TO REPORT ANYTHING AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ULTRALIGHT. HE STATED HIS INTENT WAS INITIALLY JUST TO TAXI, BUT THE AIRCRAFT PICKED UP SPEED QUICKLY SO HE DECIDED TO PUT MORE POWER TO IT AND TAKE-OFF. AT ABOUT 75-100 FEET HE REDUCED THE POWER AS HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE OVERSPEEDING THE ENGINE. HE STARTED A SHALLOW BANK TO THE LEFT AND FEELS THE WIND MAY HAVE PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED THAT EVENING AND PLACED BACK INTO THE TRAILER IT WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE AIRPORT EARLIER THAT DAY. THE INSPECTORS FOUND THE AIRCRAFT IN WINSTON-SALEM AT THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S (AND BUILDER'S) RESIDENCE. THE PIECE OF PROPELLER FROM THE SCENE MATCHED UP TO THE REMAINING PROPELLER ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO BE DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HAD MINOR INJURIES BUT HE DENIED THEY CAME FROM THE ACCIDENT.