- Date
- April 12, 1990, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Brownsboro, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N72WJJolly Bakeng Duce
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900412008519A
- Case key
- 8086
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain the reference speed on approach and establish a proper glidepath.
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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he departed at 0620 without eating. A fuel stop was made at 0900 when he ate a sweet roll. Three hours later he attempted the third straight in approach of his flying career to a short turf strip. He stated he fixated on the idea that he must slow the airplane for the short field, but did not cross check the airspeed indicator. Rather, he concentrated solely on the altimeter and the runway. Consequently, upon application of full power for a go-around, the left wing dropped. The airplane had slowed below the speed for aileron effectiveness. The pilot also reported that his rest and diet had been inadequate for the week prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72WJ
- Reported as
- Jolly Bakeng Duce (BAKENG DUC)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 72
- Airframe hours
- 144
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Warren T. Jolly
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 25, 1989 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- TV1 · Thomasville, GA
- Airport
- 3M5 · Moontown, runway 27, 2,400 × 200 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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 404 total · 144 in this make and model · 360 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HSV, 14 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.
Other investigations on N72WJ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.