# Incident 20170923019799I: Edwin Stafford GN-1 AIRCAMPER, Madisonville, KY, September 23, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2017, 18:00 local time
- Place: Madisonville, KY
- Airport: Madisonville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3559° N, 87.3982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADISONVILLE RGNL (2I0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3559&lon=-87.3982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Edwin Stafford GN-1 AIRCAMPER (registry code 05634SQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/edwin-stafford-gn-1-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12 (registry code 17124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EDWIN STAFFORD GN-1 AIRCAMPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170923019799I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING TAXI AND GROUNDWORK IN THIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT AND HAD NO INTENT ON FLYING. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT AS LONG AS HE HAD THE CONTROL STICK BACK TO HIS BELLY THERE WOULD BE NO CHANCE OF BECOMING AIRBORNE.  DURING TAXI HIS SPEED WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO BECOME AIRBORNE FROM A THREE POINT ATTITUDE WITH THE CONTROL STICK ALL THE WAY BACK. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO 5 OR 10 FEET. SINCE THE PILOT HAD NO INTENT TO FLY HE PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED WITH A HIGH SINK RATE BACK TO THE RUNWAY. UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAT THE LEFT FORWARD LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED; BREAKING IN HALF WITH BOTH HALVES CONTACTING THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO A REST.

## Other reports on N5124 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20231007017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231007017609I), Oct 7, 2023: Edwin Stafford GN-1 AIRCAMPER (N5124), London, KY, Minor damage. Landing runway 24 at kloz pilot experienced strong and gusty crosswinds. Aircraft ballooned , maintained attitude and aircraft contacted runway harder than…

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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