# Accident 20160514008859A: Globe GC-1B, Hedgesville, WV, May 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hedgesville, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5747° N, 77.9714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5747&lon=-77.9714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78193, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78193) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160514008859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON UPSLOPING WET SOD RUNWAY. WEATHER WAS LIGHT RAIN, WIND CALM, AND VMC REPORTED BY 2 PILOT WITNESSES AT TIME OF TAKEOFF ROLL. WITNESSES (2  PILOTS) REPORTED AIRCRAFT DID NOT REACH SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED AND LIFTED OFF  PREMATURELY IN GROUND EFFECT. GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND AILERONS WERE SEEN MOVING WITHOUT EFFECT. PILOT THEN PITCHED NOSE UP CAUSING PLANE TO MUSH AND LOSE ALTITUDE. PILOT USED RUDDER TO STEER BETWEEN LOCAL HOUSES.

MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO SHRUBS.

NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL ON GROUND. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT: METAR KW99 141655Z AUTO 20003KT 4SM RA SCT039 BKN050 OVC070 15/11 A2981 RMK AO2 P0002 T01470112

## 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 ERA16LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA184), May 14, 2016: Globe GC 1B (N78193), Hedgesville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control when it encountered a wind gust during climbout.

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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