# Accident 20130128004059A: John A Webb Jr WEBB 2, Gainsville, TX, January 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2013, 17:45 local time
- Place: Gainsville, TX
- Airport: Gainsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6517° N, 97.1972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6517&lon=-97.1972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4844W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4844W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John A Webb JR WEBB 2 (registry code 05632EJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-a-webb-jr-webb-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Viking 110 (registry code 63700, https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN A WEBB JR WEBB 2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,822 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130128004059A

## Narrative

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

OWNER RECEIVED HIS TEMPORARY AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AT A SAFETY MEETING (1/26/2013)  IN OLNEY TEXAS. OWNER WAS WORKING HIS TESTING PLAN. HE WAS CONDUCTING HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECKS. AFTER THE FIFTH CHECK THE AIRCRAFT GENTLY LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE 3000 FOOT MARKER HE THEN FLEW 2000 MORE FEET AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 50 FEET AGL AND 55-60 KNOTS. HE WAS TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM FLYING OVER BUILDINGS AT THE END OF RUNWAY 17. HE INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO A CROSSWIND LEG, IMMEDIATELY LOST ALTITUDE, HE THEN REDUCED POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE TOWARD THE GROUND. HE ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A RECOVERY BUT, WAS TOO LOW AND SLOW, STRUCK THE GROUND,  SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING  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 CEN13LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA147), Jan 28, 2013: Webb Webb 2 (N4844W), Gainsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to follow his test plan and abort the takeoff after inadvertently lifting off during a high speed taxi test. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of flight experience…

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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