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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Globe GC-1B · Ottawa, KS · November 28, 2020

Date: November 28, 2020 · 12:30 local
Place: Ottawa, KS
Airport: Ottawa Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3318K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA069
Reported as: Globe GC-1B
Reported engine: Continental C125 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N3318KRegistered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 1311 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airman was conducting pattern-work and ran out of fuel before reaching the runway. The airman elected to land the aircraft off airport on a field. He called a friend to bring him 5-gallons of avgas and the plan was to taxi back to the airport, about 2 miles. After starting the engine and beginning the taxi down the a road back to the airport, the airman elected to apply full power and fly back to the airport to save time. During the takeoff roll, a car entered an intersection. The airman pulled back on the controls and entered a stall. The airplane lost control and ended up in a field with substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN-WORK AND RAN OUT OF FUEL BEFORE REACHING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT OFF AIRPORT ON A FIELD. HE CALLED A FRIEND TO BRING HIM 5-GALLONS OF AVGAS AND THE PLAN WAS TO TAXI BACK TO THE AIRPORT, ABOUT 2 MILES. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND BEGINNING THE TAXI DOWN THE A ROAD BACK TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO APPLY FULL POWER AND FLY BACK TO THE AIRPORT TO SAVE TIME. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, A CAR ENTERED AN INTERSECTION. THE AIRMAN PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS AND ENTERED A STALL. THE AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN A FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA069Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportOttawa, KSThe student pilot’s failure to maintain attain proper pitch attitude of the airplane causing it to exceed its critical angle of attack, enter an aerodynamic stall, and subsequently impact terrain, and his poor decision making and lack of experience that led…Nov 28, 2020 · Substantial damage