# Accident 20210416022109A: Hine T L/Johnson R BUSH WACKER, Thomaston, GA, April 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2021, 11:10 local time
- Place: Thomaston, GA
- Airport: Thomaston-Upson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9550° N, 84.2641° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9550&lon=-84.2641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N797RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hine T L/Johnson R BUSH WACKER (registry code 05604SR, https://openairdocs.org/model/hine-t-l-johnson-r-bush-wacker) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HINE T L/JOHNSON R BUSH WACKER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210416022109A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT KOPN TO INVESTIGATE. UPON LANDING ON RWY 30L THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT A 35 DEGREE TURN AT THE 1000' MARK OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RUNWAY FBO AIRPORT SIGNAGE.  DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RH STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LH SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT EMPENNAGE. DAMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE REAR SIDE OF THE

AIRPORT SIGNAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND PROCEED TO THE FBO RAMP. AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND SECURED. NO PERSONNEL INJURIES OCCURED. AIRFIELD OPERATIONS WERE NOT  AFFECTED AND THE AIRFIELD WAS NOT CLOSED AT ANY TIME.

## 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 ERA21LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA352), Apr 16, 2021: Hine T L/Johnson R Bush Wacker (N797RT), Thomaston, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control upon landing for reasons that could not be determined as a result of a delayed report. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to continue a flight with an unknown…

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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