# Accident 20120818017549A: Mcleod Alan FW-190 1/2 SCALE, Columbus, GA, August 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2012, 10:23 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5189° N, 84.9489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5189&lon=-84.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149AM-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcleod Alan FW-190 1/2 SCALE (registry code 05603BD, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcleod-alan-fw-190-1-2-scale) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCLEOD ALAN FW-190 1/2 SCALE
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL 0-0200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,999 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA513) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818017549A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1019 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N149AM WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AT CSG AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 34 FOR A LEFT TRAFFIC PATERN TO AN OPTION ON THE SAME RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION ON RUNWAY 34 FOR A CLOSE LEFT PATTERN. AFTER COMPLETING THE TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT OF N149AM TRANSMITTED "POWER LOSS, POWER LOSS GOING TO RUMWAY 13" WHEN QUERIED BY TOWER HE RESPONDED "POWER LOSS, POWER LOSS". THAT WAS THE LAST TRANSMISSION FROM AIRCRAFT N149AM.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD GONE INTO A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 13. WHEN TURNING TO FINAL THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SPIN (AS SEEN ON VIDEO OF ACCIDENT) AND CONTACTED THE GROUND VERTICALLY APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY KILLING THE PILOT AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA12FA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA513), Aug 18, 2012: Mcleod Alan FW-190 1/2 Scale (N149AM), Columbus, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering following a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision not to land on the remaining runway ahead,…

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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