- Date
- May 27, 1984, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Middlebourne, WV
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2001KTaylorcraft F-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840527018949A
- Case key
- 6310
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Analysis
After returning to the arpt, the plt made an apch to rwy 10, which had a drop-off on the apch end. The winds were reported as variable & occasionally gusty. On the 1st apch, the acft encounter 'slight air turbulence' & the plt elected to go around. He stated that his 2nd apch was made at min speed & he encountered a wind gust. The acft pitched nose-up, he applied full power, but the plane stalled & struck the ground in a level attitude on rising terrain. The acft moved only 4 to 5 ft after impact. There was extensive damage to the right wing, right main gear, fuselage & prop, but the acft was considered repairable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2001K
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft F-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- F-134
- Airframe hours
- 112
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Denver A. Mcmullen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 15, 1984 · 12 hours before
- Airport
- runway 10, 1,500 × 30 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 705 total · 8 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HLG, 44 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.