# Accident 20120906020499A: Holloman L B/Holloman E M SONEX, Chapmansboro, TN, September 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2012, 18:10 local time
- Place: Chapmansboro, TN
- Airport: Whifferdill (Pvt)
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3219° N, 87.1506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3219&lon=-87.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484PC-2013-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holloman L B/Holloman E M SONEX (registry code 05614KD, https://openairdocs.org/model/holloman-l-b-holloman-e-m-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLLOMAN L B/HOLLOMAN E M SONEX
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA551) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120906020499A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION:MISHAP AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING HOME (PRIVATE GRASS) AIRPORT(TN77) TO THE SOUTH. AT OR NEAR ROTATION AIRSPEED, AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED SLIGHT ROLLING TENDENCY TO THE LEFT AND BEGAN SKIPPING MAIN GEAR TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. WINDS WERE LIGHT. WEATHER WAS VMC. THE PILOT RELEASED BACK PRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR TO RECOVER CONTROL AND CONTINUED TAKEOFF ROLL. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO ROTATE CAUSED THE SAME RESULT. NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AND BEGAN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN INTO THE TREES DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.  CAUSAL FACTORS:MISHAP PILOT LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS PRODUCING SUFFICIENT POWER UNTIL CONTACT WITH THE TREES. FLIGHT CONTROLS SHOWED CONTINUITY AFTER THE CRASH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MISSING WING. MISHAP PILOT CONFIRMED BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROLS CHECKED OUT DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## 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 ERA12CA551](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA551), Sep 6, 2012: Holloman L B/Holloman E M Sonex (N484PC), Chapmansboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff initial climb.

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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