# Accident 20170730017899A: Kolb FIRESTAR II, Westfield, PA, July 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2017, 09:47 local time
- Place: Westfield, PA
- Airport: Sharretts Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8334° N, 77.4997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHARRETTS (PN91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8334&lon=-77.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KOLB FIRESTAR II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730017899A

## Narrative

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

THE CRASH OF AN ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO THE ROC ON 07/30/2017. AN OCCURRENCE INVESTIGATION BEGAN. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT HELD AN EXPERIMENTAL SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND DID NOT QUALIFY AS AN ULTRALIGHT. ON 09/07/2017 FAA FORM 8020-9 WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ROC AND AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BEGAN.

AIRMAN WHO HAS NOT FLOWN IN TWENTY YEARS TOOK OFF IN A RECENTLY PURCHASED EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. UPON ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A PULL TO THE LEFT. AIRMAN UNKNOWINGLY HELD DOWN THE LEFT TRIM BUTTON LOCATED ON THE CONTROL STICK APPLYING FULL LEFT RUDDER TRIM. AIRMAN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. ON A THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND STRUCK TREES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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