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FAA accident report · Fairchild M-62A · Albion, NY · July 25, 2012

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Date
July 25, 2012 · 14:00 local
Place
Albion, NY
Airport
Pine Hill
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53953
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA492
Reported as
Fairchild M-62A
Reported engine
Fairchild 6-440 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
414 total82 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N53953Registered now · Fairchild M-62AS/N T41-1342 · Built 1942Airframe modelFairchild M-62AEngine modelFairchild 6-440 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The PIC stated that this was a local flight and he was taking his granddaughter for a flight. The PIC stated that shortly after passing the windsock, he encountered a gust of wind that weather-vaned the airplane into the wind. The PIC stated and pointed to a tree line, indicating the approximate direction of the wind, which would have been a left quartering headwind. Based on a witnesses picture, the picture shows the airplane not aligned with the runway and slightly airborne. This confirms the pic's statement. The PIC stated that the airplane become airborne at a very low airspeed and in his efforts to get the airplane realigned with the runway, the PIC stated that the 'bottom fell out' and he impacted the runway. The PIC stated that he should have retarded the throttle but admitted to being overloaded and overwhelmed. The airplane became airborne again and ended up coming to rest in a soybean field parallel to the runway. The PIC admitted to this being pilot error and takes full responsibility for his actions.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT AND HE WAS TAKING HIS GRANDDAUGHTER FOR A FLIGHT. THE PIC STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER PASSING THE WINDSOCK, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT WEATHER-VANED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WIND. THE PIC STATED AND POINTED TO A TREE LINE, INDICATING THE APPROXIMATE DIRECTION OF THE WIND, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND. BASED ON A WITNESSES PICTURE, THE PICTURE SHOWS THE AIRPLANE NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY AND SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE. THIS CONFIRMS THE PIC'S STATEMENT. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECOME AIRBORNE AT A VERY LOW AIRSPEED AND IN HIS EFFORTS TO GET THE AIRPLANE REALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY, THE PIC STATED THAT THE 'BOTTOM FELL OUT' AND HE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PIC STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE RETARDED THE THROTTLE BUT ADMITTED TO BEING OVERLOADED AND OVERWHELMED. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND ENDED UP COMING TO REST IN A SOYBEAN FIELD PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE PIC ADMITTED TO THIS BEING PILOT ERROR AND TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12CA492Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlbion, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off in gusting wind conditions.Jul 25, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N53953 · 1

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

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