# Accident 20160316002179A: Eichhorn Gary L SKYRAIDER I, Erwin, NC, March 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2016, 12:22 local time
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Airport: Pierce Lane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3528° N, 78.6928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3528&lon=-78.6928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8109E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8109E-2023-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eichhorn Gary L SKYRAIDER I (registry code 05619FF, https://openairdocs.org/model/eichhorn-gary-l-skyraider-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EICHHORN GARY L SKYRAIDER I
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160316002179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND BEGAN TAKE OFF ROLL WITH A CROSSWIND FROM HIS LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT RAISED THE TAIL, AND JUST AFTERWARD LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE LEFT WINGTIP, NOSE, AND RIGHT WINGTIP   CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE  TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY FACING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA16CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA134), Mar 16, 2016: Eichhorn Gary L Skyraider I (N8109E), Erwin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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