# Accident 20140524015369A: Sibley Alfred E GLASAIR, Midlothian, TX, May 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Eagles Nest Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5128° N, 96.0933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5128&lon=-96.0933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4VX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4VX-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sibley Alfred E GLASAIR (registry code 05655TQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/sibley-alfred-e-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIBLEY ALFRED E GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 577 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524015369A

## Narrative

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

A WITNESS WATCHED THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE AND STATED, ?THE AIRCRAFT GAINED GROUNDSPEED AND I OBSERVED THE TAIL COME UP, EVENTUALLY TO A MORE THAN LEVEL ATTITUDE.  THE NOSE WAS POINTING SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE GROUND.  THE PILOT CORRECTED AND THE TAIL WHEEL IMPACTED THE GROUND.  IMMEDIATELY THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, STAYING IN GROUND EFFECT.  THE LEFT WING DROOPED SLIGHTLY AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN (PIVOT) TO THE LEFT ON ITS AXIS.  IT CONTINUED MOVING EAST OF THE RUNWAY AS IT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND.  AT ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT, THE LEFT WING DROPPED DRAMATICALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.  IT CONTINUED TO SPIN, DOING A 180 (DEGREE TURN) AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AS THE TAIL IMPACTED THE HANGAR DOOR THAT FACES WEST TOWARD THE RUNWAY.?  THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE COLLECTED BY THIS INVESTIGATOR SUPPORTS THIS WITNESS ACCOUNT.

## 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 CEN14LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA259), May 24, 2014: Sibley Glasair (N4VX), Midlothian, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain sufficient training and experience to operate the…

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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