- Date
- September 1, 1991, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Calhoun, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N43LTTaylorcraft DCO-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910901037359A
- Case key
- 8464
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around attempt. Factor(s) in this accident were: the excessive airspeed at touchdown, and the pilot's lack of experience in this model of airplane.
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 was flying a normal, VFR approach for landing. The aircraft touched down fast, and bounced. Some drift was encountered, and the pilot executed a go-around. He did not correct for the wind drift, and the airplane collided with adjacent trees. The airplane then impacted the ground in a nose-low attitude. The pilot had flown only 3 hours in this model of airplane. No mechanical difficulties were reported, and none were found during the postaccident inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43LT
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DCO-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5010
- Airframe hours
- 2,691
- Engine
- Continental A65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Adams, Kenneth R.
- Registered owner
- Adams, Kenneth R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1991 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- 6AO · Cartersville, GA
- Airport
- NONE · Mercer, runway 36, 3,000 × 75 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 203 total · 3 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGE, 37 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.