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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Geist Donald R KOLB FIRESTAR II · Cleveland, GA · July 8, 2022

Date
July 8, 2022 · 13:05 local
Place
Cleveland, GA
Airport
Mountain Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6136Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA301
Reported as
Geist Donald R Kolb Firestar II
Reported engine
ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
180 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 8, 2022, at approximately 1:05PM EST, privacy data omitted, attempted to take off from Mountain Airpark in Cleveland, GA (0GE5) in his Kolb Firestar II N6136Y. Mr. Olson taxied south for a north bound departure. When the aircraft was about 500FT down the runway it lifted off with a steep climb and steep left hand roll. The aircraft continued to roll leff, until the left wing clipped the roof of a nearby hangar. The aircraft then went nose first into the ground. The owner of the hangar and property heard the aircraft crash. He ran over and flipped the aircraft, right side up. He then pulled privacy data omitted from the airplane to provide him aid. privacy data omitted Was taken to the hospital where he sucame to his injuries at 3:10 am EST on July 10, 2022.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 8, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:05PM EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM MOUNTAIN AIRPARK IN CLEVELAND, GA (0GE5) IN HIS KOLB FIRESTAR II N6136Y. MR. OLSON TAXIED SOUTH FOR A NORTH BOUND DEPARTURE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 500FT DOWN THE RUNWAY IT LIFTED OFF WITH A STEEP CLIMB AND STEEP LEFT HAND ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL LEFF, UNTIL THE LEFT WING CLIPPED THE ROOF OF A NEARBY HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND. THE OWNER OF THE HANGAR AND PROPERTY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT CRASH. HE RAN OVER AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT, RIGHT SIDE UP. HE THEN PULLED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE AIRPLANE TO PROVIDE HIM AID. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE SUCAME TO HIS INJURIES AT 3:10 AM EST ON JULY 10, 2022.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.