# Accident 20210620010299A: Christen Industries Inc A-1, Wilmington, OH, June 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5531° N, 83.8549° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5531&lon=-83.8549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2932W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2932W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 130 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210620010299A

## Narrative

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

06/20/2021, THE PILOT OPERATING N2932W DEPARTED OH77 FROM THE GRASS AT A HEADING AROUND 219 DEGREES WHICH IS PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY 1/19. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND WAS IN GROUND EFFECT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND GUST WHICH LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND ALMOST MADE THE LEFT WING IMPACT THE GROUND. THE PILOT COMPENSATED FOR THE CROSSWIND AND BY THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE POST FOR A FENCE LINE THAT RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, DENTED AND TORN METAL BELLY PANELS, TORN BELLY FABRIC AND A DENTED AFT HORIZONTAL TUBE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  STRUCTURE.

REVIEWED BY DWS 08/02/2021

## 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 CEN21LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA301), Jun 20, 2021: Christen Industries A-1 (N2932W), Wilmington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with gusting winds, which resulted in an inflight collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N2932W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940420014059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420014059I), Apr 20, 1994: Chris A1 (N2932W), Wilmington, OH, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional ontrol on rollout. Veered off runway. Hit a barb wire fence.

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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