What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman was returning to the pine mountain airport (E45) after dropping off her flight instructor. The airman had been on a 1.5 hour flight with her instructor to continue practicing ? X wind landing & t/o coordination exercises, pattern work, 3 point landings? (From log book). 6 landings were accomplished during the lesson at E45. The airman and witnesses to the accident all relate similar weather conditions for E45; light winds (5-10 knots) from the west and clear skies. The airman did indicate that she encountered a crosswind or sometime of wind gust when exiting the run way.
The airman departed the E45 and landed at columbia airport (O22) to pick up the instructor for the lesson. The two departed O22 and practiced at the airman?s home airport of E45. The airman indicated that during the lesson she had one landing with very similar conditions to her accident. The airman returned to O22 after her lesson to drop off the instructor and then flew directly back to E45. The airman noted that it seemed like a normal touchdown and rollout until she started to turn off the runway. During the turn she noted the left wing lifted off the runway. She was not able to give many details after that occurrence and only remembers hitting the wall.
Witnesses to the event also noted a normal touchdown and rollout but it appeared ?the plane seemed stable when it looked like she attempted to turn off at the intersection at a fairly fast speed for such a light aircraft at that speed.?
No ground scaring or wheel marks were found leading from the runway to the cinderblock wall where the plane stopped.
The airman could not recall if she applied brakes or even attempted to apply the brakes. The aircraft sustained moderate damage to the engine, engine mounts, propeller, instrument panel, and possibly the rear wing spar. The engine appears to have been producing power at a low power setting. The propeller damage and damage to the engine mounts indicate a healthy engine that incurred a sudden stop. The bending of the propeller appears to be from the aircraft pushing onto the wall.
The airman was taken to a local hospital and released with only minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN WAS RETURNING TO THE PINE MOUNTAIN AIRPORT (E45) AFTER DROPPING OFF HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE AIRMAN HAD BEEN ON A 1.5 HOUR FLIGHT WITH HER INSTRUCTOR TO CONTINUE PRACTICING ? X WIND LANDING & T/O COORDINATION EXERCISES, PATTERN WORK, 3 POINT LANDINGS? (FROM LOG BOOK). 6 LANDINGS WERE ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE LESSON AT E45. THE AIRMAN AND WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT ALL RELATE SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR E45; LIGHT WINDS (5-10 KNOTS) FROM THE WEST AND CLEAR SKIES. THE AIRMAN DID INDICATE THAT SHE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND OR SOMETIME OF WIND GUST WHEN EXITING THE RUN WAY.
THE AIRMAN DEPARTED THE E45 AND LANDED AT COLUMBIA AIRPORT (O22) TO PICK UP THE INSTRUCTOR FOR THE LESSON. THE TWO DEPARTED O22 AND PRACTICED AT THE AIRMAN?S HOME AIRPORT OF E45. THE AIRMAN INDICATED THAT DURING THE LESSON SHE HAD ONE LANDING WITH VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO HER ACCIDENT. THE AIRMAN RETURNED TO O22 AFTER HER LESSON TO DROP OFF THE INSTRUCTOR AND THEN FLEW DIRECTLY BACK TO E45. THE AIRMAN NOTED THAT IT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT UNTIL SHE STARTED TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE TURN SHE NOTED THE LEFT WING LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE MANY DETAILS AFTER THAT OCCURRENCE AND ONLY REMEMBERS HITTING THE WALL.
WITNESSES TO THE EVENT ALSO NOTED A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT BUT IT APPEARED ?THE PLANE SEEMED STABLE WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF AT THE INTERSECTION AT A FAIRLY FAST SPEED FOR SUCH A LIGHT AIRCRAFT AT THAT SPEED.?
NO GROUND SCARING OR WHEEL MARKS WERE FOUND LEADING FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE CINDERBLOCK WALL WHERE THE PLANE STOPPED.
THE AIRMAN COULD NOT RECALL IF SHE APPLIED BRAKES OR EVEN ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNTS, PROPELLER, INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND POSSIBLY THE REAR WING SPAR. THE ENGINE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCING POWER AT A LOW POWER SETTING. THE PROPELLER DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS INDICATE A HEALTHY ENGINE THAT INCURRED A SUDDEN STOP. THE BENDING OF THE PROPELLER APPEARS TO BE FROM THE AIRCRAFT PUSHING ONTO THE WALL.
THE AIRMAN WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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