# Accident 20150112020109A: Mccorkle Robert B RANS S-12 AIRAILE, Benton, TN, January 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2015, 14:45 local time
- Place: Benton, TN
- Airport: Chlowee Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1749° N, 84.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1749&lon=-84.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6202N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6202N-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccorkle Robert B RANS S-12 AIRAILE (registry code 056224P, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccorkle-robert-b-rans-s-12-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCCORKLE ROBERT B RANS S-12 AIRAILE
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150112020109A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT N6202N INITIATED A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT CHILHOWIE GLIDERPORT  (92A) AFTER LIFTING OFF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A STEEP CLIMB THEN PROCEED TO A LEFT TURN WITH A 45 OR HIGHER DEGREE ANGLE OF BANK AT AN ALTITUDE OF 150 TO 250 HUNDRED FEET. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WITH A ½ TURN BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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