# Accident 20220708022739A: Geist Donald R KOLB FIRESTAR II, Cleveland, GA, July 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2022, 13:05 local time
- Place: Cleveland, GA
- Airport: Mountain Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5618° N, 83.7135° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5618&lon=-83.7135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6136Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6136Y-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Geist Donald R KOLB FIRESTAR II (registry code 05903B1, https://openairdocs.org/model/geist-donald-r-kolb-firestar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GEIST DONALD R KOLB FIRESTAR II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220708022739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA301), Jul 8, 2022: Kolb Firestar (N6136Y), Cleveland, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on takeoff for unknown reasons.

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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