# Accident 20150827014069A: Barrow Ted A ONE EASY, Battle Creek, MI, August 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2015, 20:17 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3114° N, 85.2453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3114&lon=-85.2453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227TB-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barrow Ted A ONE EASY (registry code 056202D, https://openairdocs.org/model/barrow-ted-a-one-easy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARROW TED A ONE EASY
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 80 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150827014069A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 27, 2015 AT 20:17 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, ONE EASY AIRCRAFT, N227TB, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN FOR LANDING FOLLOWING IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 23R AT THE BATTLE CREEK W.K. KELLOGG AIRPORT, (KBTL) BATTLE CREEK, MI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BATTLE CREEK W.K. KELLOGG AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 20:15 LOCAL TIME EN ROUTE TO BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI.

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, N227TB (EXPERIMENTAL) WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 23R. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND FLEW DOWN THE RUNWAY IN AN ERRATIC FASHION. THE TOWER CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT IF EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. NO RESPONSE WAS GIVEN. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO THE END OF RUNWAY 23R/5L AND MADE A STEEP 180 DEGREE TURN AND FLEW OPPOSITE DIRECTION DOWN RUNWAY 5 L AT APPROXIMATELY 200FT AGL. THE PILOT WAS HEARD TO MAKE A GARBLED BROADCAST WITH THE NUMBER 23 IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TOWER CONTROLLER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. AT THE END OF RUNWAY 23R THE PILOT MADE A SECOND STEEP 180 TURN AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 23R.

WEATHER REPORT AT KBTL AIRPORT AT 23:53 UTC WAS: WIND 100 @ 5KTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SCT3600, TEMP 71 DEW POINT 61 AND ALTIMETER 3016.

## 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 CEN15FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA386), Aug 28, 2015: Barrow Ted A ONE Easy (N227TB), Battle Creek, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to his diverted attention to the canopy opening in flight.

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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