- Date
- June 6, 1992, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Williamson, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19920606018362A19920606018361A
- Case key
- 8611
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot of N46RB (the sonerai) to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll, and his inadequate visual lookout. A factor was the lack of runway edge markings at this airport.
The failure of the pilot of N46RB (the sonerai) to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll, and his inadequate visual lookout. A factor was the lack of runway edge markings at this airport.
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
N46RB, a sonerai 2L, was on takeoff roll on runway 31 at the grass airstrip. N6810K, a Piper PA-16, was northeast of the runway, taxiing toward the takeoff area for runway 31. Several witnesses and the pilot of N6810K reported that the sonerai drifted to the right during the takeoff roll, and collided with the taxiing Piper. An FAA inspector reported that the aircraft collided outside the surveyed limits of the runway, however there were no visual markers to delineate the edge of the runway.
N46RB, a sonerai 2L, was on takeoff roll on runway 31 at the grass airstrip. N6810K, a Piper PA-16 was northeast of the runway, taxiing toward the takeoff area for runway 31. Several witnesses and the pilot of N6810K reported that the sonerai drifted to the right during the takeoff roll, and collided with the taxiing Piper. An FAA inspector reported that the aircraft collided outside the surveyed limits of the runway, however there were no visual markers to delineate the edge of the runway.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6810K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16-640
- Airframe hours
- 2,907
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Furlong, Louis R. Jr.
- Registered owner
- Furlong, Louis R. Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 13, 1992 · 29 hours before
- Airport
- 3GA7 · Peach State Airport, runway 31, 3,100 × 100 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.
- Registration
- N46RB
- Reported as
- Barton, Robert A. Sonerai 2L
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 702
- Airframe hours
- 340
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1700CC, 55 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Barton, Robert A.
- Registered owner
- Barton, Robert A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 15, 1992 · 82 hours before
- Airport
- 3GA7 · Peach State Airport, runway 31, 3,100 × 100 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N6810K
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 19,500 total · 75 in this make and model · 17,000 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 90 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N46RB
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 581 total · 340 in this make and model · 530 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.