# Accident 20180919013339A: Calvin Nate H CALVIN-VELOCITY, Blountville, TN, September 19, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 19, 2018, 20:05 local time - Place: Blountville, TN - Airport: Tri Cities Regional Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.4822° N, 82.3997° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4822&lon=-82.3997&mi=10 - Aircraft: N67WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67WR-2020-02-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Calvin Nate H CALVIN-VELOCITY (registry code 05611BI, https://openairdocs.org/model/calvin-nate-h-calvin-velocity) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CALVIN NATE H CALVIN-VELOCITY - Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A-350SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 61 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18TA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA255) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180919013339A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N67WR DEPARTED COLUMBUS AIRPORT (KCSG) ENROUTE TO TRI CITIES AIRPORT (KTRI). NO ISSUES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DURING TRANSIT TO KTRI. N67WR ARRIVED IN KTRI AIRSPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 2005 LOCAL. THE PIC STATED THAT UPON ARRIVAL THAT IT WAS NEARLY NIGHT FALL WITH LITTLE AMBIENT LIGHT. ONCE IN KTRI AIRSPACE THE PIC MADE CONTACT WITH APPROACH CONTROL. APPROACH CONTROL TRANSFERRED HIM KTRI TOWER. THE PIC STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET AGL. HE ALSO STATED THAT ON THE DOWNWIND LEG THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN ANGLE THAT WAS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY OR SLIGHTLY CLOSING ON THE RUNWAY. KTRI TOWER CLEARED HIM TO LAND USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE HAD THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT. THE PIC FELT AS IF HIS APPROACH WAS FAST SO HE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED THE AIRCAFT AIR BRAKE TO SLOW HIS APPROACH AND TO LOWER HIS ALTITUDE. HE ALSO RAISED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO HELP WITH THE SLOWING OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT CONTINUED HIS DECENT. DURING HIS DECENT THE PIC NOTICED THAT HIS ALTITUDE WAS TOO LOW AND INPUT MORE THROTTLE TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE. THE PIC STATES THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE APPROACH APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 23. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO ADDITIONAL SETS OF APPROACH LIGHTS BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE FIRST THREE SETS OF APPROACH LIGHTS WERE KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID BETWEEN TWO MORE SETS OF APPROACH LIGHTS, STRIKING BOTH SETS, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POINTING APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE PIC AND PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES BUT WERE ABLE TO CLIMB FROM THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ORANGE PAINT COULD BE SEEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE, THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND TRAILING EDGE. ALL THREE AREAS SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ORANGE PAINT WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL. BOTH WERE DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE ORANGE PAINT MATCHES THE ORANGE PAINT OF THE AIRPORT APPROACH LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE FOUND EITHER STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT ON IN THE DEBRIS FIELD. HOWEVER, FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TESTED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE GROUND IMPACT AREA, GROUND SCARS OF THE PROPELLER WERE NOTED TO INDICATE THE PROPELLER WAS TURNING. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SCENE AND AIRCRAFT WERE TAKEN. ## 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 ERA18TA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA255), Sep 20, 2018: Calvin Nate H Velocity STD RG E (N67WR), Kingsport, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, which resulted in a partial loss of power and an aerodynamic stall. ## Other reports on N67WR (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20111006024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111006024419A), Oct 6, 2011: Calvin Nate H CALVIN-VELOCITY (N67WR), Sebastian, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot's statement indicates that while the aircraft was on final to runway #4 he lost to much airspeed and the wings began rocking. The pilot applied full… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.