# Accident 20150331004149A: G-Dawg LLC JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Walhalla, SC, March 31, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2015, 14:35 local time
- Place: Walhalla, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7325° N, 83.0786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7325&lon=-83.0786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N376CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376CG-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: G-Dawg JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 056270R, https://openairdocs.org/model/g-dawg-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: G-DAWG LLC JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,676 total, 500 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150331004149A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS ONE OF SEVERAL FLIGHTS PERFORMED TO DEMONSTRATE THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRPLANE TO A POTENTIAL BUYER AND HIS FRIEND. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE EAST WITH A TAILWIND, AND TRAVELLING FASTER THAN NORMAL AS IT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TOWARD THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE PILOT INCREASED THE ENGINE POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY "BALLOONED". SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PILOT "ADDED FULL POWER" TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CLIMB AND FLEW OVER A BUILDING LOCATED ABOUT 100 FT EAST OF THE RUNWAY, ALONG ITS EXTENDED CENTERLINE. THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK TREES ADJACENT TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WOODED RAVINE.

THE TURF RUNWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 450 FT LONG BY 60 FEET WIDE, AND ORIENTED ROUGHLY EAST-WEST. THE ELEVATION AT THE WEST END OF THE FIELD WAS ABOUT 900 FT, AND THE EAST END ABOUT 950 FEET.

THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION WAS LOCATED AT OCONEE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION. ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, IT REPORTED CLEAR SKIES, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING 21 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 79F, DEWPOINT 36F, ALTIMETER SETTING 29.92.

## 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 ERA15LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA174), Mar 31, 2015: G-Dawg Just Acft Highlander (N376CG), Walhalla, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around in gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## Other reports on N376CG (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130616013959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130616013959I), Jun 16, 2013: G-Dawg LLC JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N376CG), Franklin, NC, Minor damage. On June 16, 2013, N376CG landed at a friend's grassy area and struck a tree stump upon landing. The left main wheel/tire came off off the strut during impact.…
- [Accident 20110813021589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813021589A), Aug 13, 2011: G-Dawg LLC JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N376CG), Abingdon, VA, Substantial damage. 08/13/2011 Abingdon Virginia Highlands Airport, VA (vji): N376CG, a Just Acft Highlander, during taxi/takeoff roll on runway 24 was pushed off the side of 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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