# Accident 20180420014859A: Stanley Ernie Sigurd KOLB MARK III, Collegedale, TN, April 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2018, 18:29 local time
- Place: Collegedale, TN
- Airport: Collegedale Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0444° N, 85.0200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0444&lon=-85.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9123R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9123R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stanley Ernie Sigurd KOLB MARK III (registry code 05601WF, https://openairdocs.org/model/stanley-ernie-sigurd-kolb-mark-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STANLEY ERNIE SIGURD KOLB MARK III
- Reported engine: AUTOMOTIVE SUZUKI 1.3 LITER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 164 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180420014859A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TAXI CHECKS. THE CHECKS CONSISTED OF LOW SPEED TAXI TURNS, HIGH SPEED TAXIING WITH MOMENTARY FLIGHT BELOW 10 FEET. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER, THE PILOT THEN MADE AN UNPLANNED TAKE OFF AND FLIGHT.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 3, TURNED RIGHT, CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL AND LEVELED. ON LEFT BASE TURN, AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND ACCELERATED, IMPACTING SIDE OF HILL ON END OF RUNWAY 21.

## 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 ERA18LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA134), Apr 20, 2018: Stanley Ernie Sigurd Kolb Mark (N9123R), Collegedale, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to take off in the nonairworthy airplane in which he had…

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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