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FAA accident report · Cashmer Philip M SONEX · Crossville, TN · October 16, 2012

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Date
October 16, 2012 · 08:30 local
Place
Crossville, TN
Airport
Crossville Memorial
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N198PC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA024
Reported as
Cashmer Philip M Sonex
Reported engine
Aeroconver AEROVEE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
65 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N198PCRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2022 · Cashmer Philip M SONEXS/N 1101 · Built 2011Airframe modelCashmer Philip M SONEXEngine modelAeroconver AEROVEEReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot records are unavailable due to such serious injury and comatose state. Open brain injury, lost of eye, and severe head trauma. Wife has multiple upper body trauma with broken shoulders, ribs, arms, and facical fractures. Pilot apparently was not wearing seat belt and was ejected through canopy and over wife. Pilot and wife were forced to land in copperhill (1A3) TN due to weather. The next day upon taxing out the engine stopped running twice, plus one force shut down due to FBO personnel waving that a towel was on the elevator. Aircraft departed (1A3) and flew to Crossville, TN (csv) for a fly in of Sonex aircraft. The weekend fly-in was completd with several people noticing how "nice" the accident aircraft was built. Then on Tuesday October 16, 2012 at 8:30AM N198PC departed csv with husband and wife onboard at approximatly 50 feet engine power was lost or power was pulled back for a short time near mid field. Then as suddenly as power was lost it began to produce power again. Pilot elected to continue the takeoff, even though enough runway was availble to land. Aircraft crashed approximatly 100 yards of end of runway. Witness stated half spin ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RECORDS ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO SUCH SERIOUS INJURY AND COMATOSE STATE. OPEN BRAIN INJURY, LOST OF EYE, AND SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA. WIFE HAS MULTIPLE UPPER BODY TRAUMA WITH BROKEN SHOULDERS, RIBS, ARMS, AND FACICAL FRACTURES.PILOT APPARENTLY WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT AND WAS EJECTED THROUGH CANOPY AND OVER WIFE.PILOT AND WIFE WERE FORCED TO LAND IN COPPERHILL (1A3) TN DUE TO WEATHER. THE NEXT DAY UPON TAXING OUT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING TWICE, PLUS ONE FORCE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FBO PERSONNEL WAVING THAT A TOWEL WAS ON THE ELEVATOR. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (1A3) AND FLEW TO CROSSVILLE, TN (CSV) FOR A FLY IN OF SONEX AIRCRAFT. THE WEEKEND FLY-IN WAS COMPLETD WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE NOTICING HOW "NICE" THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS BUILT.THEN ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 2012 AT 8:30AM N198PC DEPARTED CSV WITH HUSBAND AND WIFE ONBOARD AT APPROXIMATLY 50 FEET ENGINE POWER WAS LOST OR POWER WAS PULLED BACK FOR A SHORT TIME NEAR MID FIELD. THEN AS SUDDENLY AS POWER WAS LOST IT BEGAN TO PRODUCE POWER AGAIN. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF, EVEN THOUGH ENOUGH RUNWAY WAS AVAILBLE TO LAND. AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATLY 100 YARDS OF END OF RUNWAY. WITNESS STATED HALF SPIN GROUND IMPACT.

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 ERA13LA024Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrossville, TNThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in a low-altitude aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination and the pilot’s…Oct 16, 2012 · Substantial damage