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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Globe GC-1B · Bennettsville, SC · December 4, 2021

Date: December 4, 2021 · 13:20 local
Place: Bennettsville, SC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7824S
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA081
Reported as: Globe GC-1B
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,033 total500 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N7824SRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2023 · Globe GC-1BS/N 2242 · Built 1946 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Pilot was taking off on a private grass runway which for the first 1000 feet was straight and also had an incline and then bared to the left 30-45 degrees. The pilot misjudged the runway configuration and once he got through the first 1000 feet of the take-off roll he became airborne and then realized that he had made a mistake. He had nowhere to turn and consequently striking the windsock poll with the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY WHICH FOR THE FIRST 1000 FEET WAS STRAIGHT AND ALSO HAD AN INCLINE AND THEN BARED TO THE LEFT 30-45 DEGREES. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE RUNWAY CONFIGURATION AND ONCE HE GOT THROUGH THE FIRST 1000 FEET OF THE TAKE-OFF ROLL HE BECAME AIRBORNE AND THEN REALIZED THAT HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE. HE HAD NOWHERE TO TURN AND CONSEQUENTLY STRIKING THE WINDSOCK POLL WITH THE LEFT WING.

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 ERA22LA081Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBennettsville, SCThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, resulting in a takeoff attempt from a grass parking area instead of the runway and subsequent impact with a pole.Dec 4, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7824S · 2

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

Incident 20010208002089IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Philadelphia, MS(-23) During taxiing into ramp the landing gear collapsed resulting in minor damage.Feb 8, 2001 · Minor damage Incident 20000116004239IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Vicksburg, MSPilot entered traffic pattern on the down wind leg of rwy 19 at Vicksburg, MS. The landing geat was lowered at that time. On landing the landing geat collasped and the aircraft slid approximately 150' on the runway before coming to a stop.Jan 16, 2000 · Minor damage