# Accident 20230105011639A: Experimental EXPERIMENTAL, Calhoun, GA, January 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2023, 13:19 local time
- Place: Calhoun, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4501° N, 84.9382° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4501&lon=-84.9382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIMENTAL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 308 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230105011639A

## Narrative

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

AN EXPERIMENTAL AMMATURE BUILT LOCKWOOD AIRCAM WITH TWIN ROTAX 912ULS ENGINES; LANDED, TAXIED AND HAD BEGUN A RIGHT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY A2. THE PIC WITH HIS EYES ON THE TAXIWAY, REACHED HIS LEFT HAND UP THEN FORWARD TO SELECT THE FUEL BOOST PUMP SWITCHES TO THE OFF POSITION. IN DOING SO, HIS LEFT SLEEVE CAUGHT THE RIGHT ENGINE THROTTLE CAUSING IT TO MOVE FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN TRAVELED BACK ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND OFF TO THE WEST SIDE HITTING A MARKER SIGN AND A PAPI LIGHT BEFORE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGAINED.

## 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 ERA23LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA102), Jan 5, 2023: Stray Goose Research Aircam (N522EA), Calhoun, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent asymmetric throttle application, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll, runway excursion, and collision with ground equipment.

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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