# NTSB CEN21LA069: Globe GC1A, N3318K, Ottawa, KS, November 28, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 28, 2020, 13:16 local (19:16 UTC) - Place: Ottawa, KS - Coordinates: 38.549767, -95.249129 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5498&lon=-95.2491&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 102350 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN21LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102350/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102350 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA069 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain attain proper pitch attitude of the airplane causing it to exceed its critical angle of attack, enter an aerodynamic stall, and subsequently impact terrain, and his poor decision making and lack of experience that led him to attempt the takeoff from the road. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Experience/qualifications: qualification/certification](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010/cases.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 280 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031010/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that after making a forced landing that resulted from fuel exhaustion, the student pilot put 5 gallons of fuel on board and prepared to fly the airplane back to the airport. During the subsequent takeoff on a road and as the airplane was near takeoff speed, a car entered the intersection in front of him. The student pilot pulled back on the flight controls which put the airplane in an attitude where it exceeded its critical angle of attack. The airplane stalled, nosed over, and impacted the ground coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the forward fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration reported the student pilot’s certificate was issued in October 2016 and he had not received any dual instruction for several years. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3318K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3318K), registered now, S/N 1311 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GLOBE GC1A - Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C125 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (registry code 17011, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1311 - Year built: 1946 - Engines: Continental C125 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KOWI, Ottawa, KS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: minor; student; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 9 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: KOWI ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20201128021509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201128021509A), Nov 28, 2020: Globe GC-1B, Ottawa, KS, Substantial damage. The airman was conducting pattern-work and ran out of fuel before reaching the runway. The airman elected to land the aircraft off airport on a field. He… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 19, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102350. 206 KB in all. - FAA report (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 83 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11760214&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 123 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11760066&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Airplane%20Wreck%20photo-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.