# Accident 20230623006999A: Sharp Glennis ESCAPADE, Bolivar, MO, June 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2023, 10:10 local time
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Airport: Bolivar Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5941° N, 93.3479° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5941&lon=-93.3479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sharp Glennis ESCAPADE (registry code 05627O1, https://openairdocs.org/model/sharp-glennis-escapade) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHARP GLENNIS ESCAPADE
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,674 total, 221 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230623006999A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONDUCT A TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH FROM THE GRASS SURFACE 150 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 18 AT THE BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 AM CENTRAL TIME. NWS OBSERVATIONS AT SGF AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED A TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES AND WINDS WSW AT 8 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS NORMAL AND HE CHOSE TO PERFORM A SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AT THE SAME TIME. HE STATED THAT HE LIFTED OFF AT 40 MPH, BECAME AIRBORNE AND A GUST OF WIND FROM THE WEST HIT THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVAINING IT TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED AN AERODYNAMIC STALL WITH THE LEFT WING IMPACTING THE GROUD FIRST, FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. AFTER THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON A SOUTH HEADING WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ON ARRIVAL, THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, WINGTIPS, NOSE GEAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND FUSELAGE FRAME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNINJURED BUT DID HAVE BRUISES ON HIS TORSO FROM THE SEAT BELT. INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ITS TAKEOFF ROLL APPROXIMATELY 150 WEST OF RWY 18 IN THE GRASS WHICH WAS CUT AND AT A LOW HEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1050 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT AND CAME TO REST 1120 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY WAS NOTED. THE AIRCAFT DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET TO THE EAST OF THE TAKEOFF POINT BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE LEFT WING MISSING THE ASPHALT RUNWAY BY 2 FEET.

## 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 CEN23LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA260), Jun 23, 2023: Sharp Glennis Escapade (N907ML), Bolivar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a soft-field takeoff after encountering a wind gust.

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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