# Accident 20180616024559A: Rgj Aviation LLC JOHNSON AIR CAM, Greenwood, IL, June 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2018, 10:40 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IL
- Airport: Galt Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4028° N, 88.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4028&lon=-88.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81047, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81047-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: RGJ JOHNSON AIR CAM (registry code 05618I2, https://openairdocs.org/model/rgj-johnson-air-cam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RGJ AVIATION LLC JOHNSON AIR CAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX UNKNOWN
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,900 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616024559A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 16, 2018, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N81047, A JOHNSON AIR CAM EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, WAS PREPARING TO DEPART GALT FIELD, IL (10C).  THE WEATHER AT WAUKEGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (UGN) (CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY, 23NM EAST) WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC), AND WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) RADIOED HE WOULD BACK TAXI ON RUNWAY 9 FROM THE MAIN PARKING AREA ON THE WEST END OF THE FIELD AND DEPART RUNWAY 27.  AFTER TAXIING APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET, THE PILOT MADE A 180-DEGREE TURN AND BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL.  VIDEO EVIDENCE SHOWS THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE THRESHOLD, CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50-75 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, TURNED RIGHT AS THE NOSE DROPPED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY RIGHT WING FIRST, THEN NOSE.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ROTAX REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN PASKEVICH, BOTH ENGINES WERE INSPECTED, STARTED AND CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION. ENGINE RUN UPS WERE NORMAL AND DID NOT REVEAL ANY MALFUNCTIONS. ALSO, FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE PRESENT ON ALL ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROLS. OVERALL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT INDICATE ANY PRE-IMPACT FAILURES.

## 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 CEN18LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA228), Jun 16, 2018: RGJ Johnson AIR CAM (N81047), Greenwood, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off with insufficient runway available and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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