# Accident 20161210016329A: Mathias Linda B LIGHTNING, Franklin, VA, December 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2016, 12:38 local time
- Place: Franklin, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6464° N, 76.9181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6464&lon=-76.9181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59JL-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mathias Linda B LIGHTNING (registry code 05901VB, https://openairdocs.org/model/mathias-linda-b-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MATHIAS LINDA B LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 290 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161210016329A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT: PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF FROM FRANKLIN AIRPORT.  AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, AN ENGINE VIBRATION WAS FELT BY THE PILOT WHICH SOON STOPPED.  THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND A RETURN WAS PLANNED.  THE NO.2 CYLINDER'S TEMPERATURE READING WAS OVER MAXIMUM RED LINE LIMIT.  THE ENGINE VIBRATION RETURNED, PRODUCING A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER.  PILOT CONTINUED TO  APPLY FULL THROTTLE.  WHEN PILOT TURNED ONTO BASE LEG, SHE REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO SLOW FROM 80 TO 75 MPH IN PREPARATION TO TURN ONTO FINAL.  AT THAT MOMENT, THE LEFT WING DROPPED IMMEDIATELY.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TREES WHILE IN A LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 ERA17LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA067), Dec 10, 2016: Mathias Linda B Lightning (N59JL), Franklin, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to pre-ignition damage to the No. 2 cylinder piston and the pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering in the airport traffic…

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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