# Accident 20220603009499A: Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1, Hagerstown, MD, June 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2022, 19:40 local time
- Place: Hagerstown, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7085° N, 77.7265° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7085&lon=-77.7265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68902, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1 (registry code 05628OC, https://openairdocs.org/model/boyle-joseph-e-boyle-jn-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOYLE JOSEPH E BOYLE-JN 1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 25 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220603009499A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 3, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1940 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE THAT CRASHED DURING A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL AIRPORT (HGR) HAGERSTOWN, MD.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE WHY HE LOST CONTROL. HE SAID THAT MAYBE HE EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST AND PROBABLY MADE AN OVER CONTROL CORRECTION CAUSING THE PLANE TO STALL RIGHT WING HIGH AND SETTLING BACK TO THE RUNWAY.

AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF THE TOWER REPORTED THE WIND AT 330 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WOODEN PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND WAS FRAGMENTED, THE FUSELAGE EXPERIENCED SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED AT THE ATTACH POINTS WHEN THE WING STRUT COLLAPSED FROM IMPACT  AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL HAD BROKEN AT THE ATTACH POINT FROM A SIDE LOAD AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT AFTER IT TOUCHED DOWN.

## 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 ERA22LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA260), Jun 3, 2022: Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1 (N68902), Hagerstown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff in a crosswind, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a runway excursion.

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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