20121020024369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Globe GC-1A · East Moriches, NY · October 20, 2012

Date: October 20, 2012 · 15:06 local
Place: East Moriches, NY
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N80823
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13FA032
Reported as: Globe GC-1A
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total15 in the last 90 days

N80823Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Globe GC-1AS/N 226 · Built 1946 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Investigation revealed that left hand muffler appears to have become disconnected during climbout and was lying in lower cowling as evident of burning and imprint burned into composite. Pilot possibly was returning to airport of departure and lost control after spooking a large flock of birds on beach and stall/spin into water while flying at a low altitude of 20-30 ft. AGL

As the FAA filed it

INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LEFT HAND MUFFLER APPEARS TO HAVE BECOME DISCONNECTED DURING CLIMBOUT AND WAS LYING IN LOWER COWLING AS EVIDENT OF BURNING AND IMPRINT BURNED INTO COMPOSITE. PILOT POSSIBLY WAS RETURNING TO AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE AND LOST CONTROL AFTER SPOOKING A LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS ON BEACH AND STALL/SPIN INTO WATER WHILE FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE OF 20-30 FT. AGL

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 ERA13FA032Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportEast Moriches, NYThe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, while attempting a precautionary landing for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s pitch-up reaction to birds that took flight during his…Oct 20, 2012 · Substantial damage