# Accident 20220205001789A: Dehavilland DHC-2, Gilbert, SC, February 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2022, 10:15 local time
- Place: Gilbert, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8372° N, 81.3951° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8372&lon=-81.3951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1454Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1454Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,069 total, 221 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220205001789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO SET FLAPS TO TAKEOFF SETTING.  PILOT RECOGNIZED THIS TOO LATE IN TAKEOFF ROLL FOR SAFE ABORT, AND ATTEMPTED NO-FLAP TAKEOFF.  THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUN DISTANCE AVAILABLE TO GENERATE NO-FLAP TAKEOFF SPEED AND CLEAR APPROXIMATELY 15' OBSTACLES (TREES) AT END OF FIELD.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AT DEPARTURE END OF FIELD, WHICH STOPPED PROPELLER AND CAUSED LOSS OF POWER AND IMPACT IN FIELD BEYOND TREES.

## 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 ERA22LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA116), Feb 5, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N1454Z), Gilbert, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flap setting, which resulted in a collision with trees during a takeoff attempt from a short grass field.

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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