What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Breston recently purchased N666GJ, an amatuer built glasair SH-2F. The only flight exposure breston received, in this make and model, was as a passenger, during a demostration flight with the seller, that lasted approxiametly 45 minutes. The aircraft was located at huntington tri-State airport (khts), kenova, WV. On June 8, 2016, breston took off at approxiametly 1125 from khts with the intention of flying the aircraft to his homebase, University Park Airport (kunv) State College, PA. Breston stated conditions were VFR and he received his weather briefing from the internet. Breston stated in his initial interview, he was having trouble with his radios,
"Nothing was working". In a subsequent interview, breston stated the radios were working at khts but he didn't know how to change the frequency. Tower at kunv stated that the aircraft made no contact. Breston made one approach to runway 24 with a go-around. Breston's second approach was made with a crosswind landing. At approximetly 1325, the aircraft landed hard and bounced down the runway. The
Aircraft exited the runway at midfield into the grass with a prop strike, complete nose and left side landing gear collapse, and a partial right side landing gear collapse. Breston was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
BRESTON RECENTLY PURCHASED N666GJ, AN AMATUER BUILT GLASAIR SH-2F. THE ONLY FLIGHT EXPOSURE BRESTON RECEIVED, IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL, WAS AS A PASSENGER, DURING A DEMOSTRATION FLIGHT WITH THE SELLER, THAT LASTED APPROXIAMETLY 45 MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT HUNTINGTON TRI-STATE AIRPORT (KHTS), KENOVA, WV. ON JUNE 8, 2016, BRESTON TOOK OFF AT APPROXIAMETLY 1125 FROM KHTS WITH THE INTENTION OF FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HOMEBASE, UNIVERSITY PARK AIRPORT (KUNV) STATE COLLEGE, PA. BRESTON STATED CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND HE RECEIVED HIS WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE INTERNET. BRESTON STATED IN HIS INITIAL INTERVIEW, HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS RADIOS,
"NOTHING WAS WORKING". IN A SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW, BRESTON STATED THE RADIOS WERE WORKING AT KHTS BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THE FREQUENCY. TOWER AT KUNV STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE NO CONTACT. BRESTON MADE ONE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 WITH A GO-AROUND. BRESTON'S SECOND APPROACH WAS MADE WITH A CROSSWIND LANDING. AT APPROXIMETLY 1325, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE
AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT MIDFIELD INTO THE GRASS WITH A PROP STRIKE, COMPLETE NOSE AND LEFT SIDE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE, AND A PARTIAL RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. BRESTON WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.