ATL86LA152

NTSB accident investigation · Forney F-1 · Abbeville, SC · June 1, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 1, 1986, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
Place
Abbeville, SC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7567CForney F-1
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860601023229A
Case key
7117

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Landing gear,normal brake system - inoperativeCause
Reason for occurrence undeterminedFactor
Brakes(normal) - attemptedPilot in commandCause
Brakes(normal) - not obtainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - tree(s)Factor

Analysis

The student plt reported that the acft's brake system was inoperative during ldg rollout. The acft ran off the end of the rwy end into a trash pile and collided with pine logs.

Aircraft

Registration
N7567C
Reported as
Forney F-1
Category
Airplane
Serial number
5684
Airframe hours
2,286
Engine
Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Joe T. Cheek
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 1, 1985
Airport
A03 · Davis Field, runway 8, 2,240 × 40 ft, asphalt

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
35
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
37 total · 4 in this make and model · 19 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.