# NTSB CHI02LA226: Giroux Air Cam, N1029G, Ozawkie, KS, August 1, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 1, 2002, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Ozawkie, KS - Coordinates: 39.069999, -95.626388 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0700&lon=-95.6264&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 13, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - Wichita FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55360 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA226 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55360/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55360 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA226 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in aborting the landing. A contributing factor was the excessive airspeed. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - airspeed - excessive (contributing factor) - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The amateur built airplane collided with trees during the climb phase of an aborted landing. The pilot reported that while on short final the airplane seemed to be traveling faster than normal although the airspeed indicator was indicating a normal approach speed of about 45 mph. He stated the airplane floated during the landing. He reported that he applied the brakes when the main gear touched down, but the airplane still seemed to be going too fast. He stated that he decided to go around when he reached a point approximately two-thirds the way down the 650 foot long landing area. The pilot reported he added full power, but was unable to gain sufficient altitude to clear trees at the end of the landing area. The airplane contacted the trees at an estimated altitude of about 20 feet. The pilot reported the landing area was a combination of a gravel driveway and grass area. He stated the normal landing distance for the airplane is about 250 feet. The normal takeoff distance with two adults and at gross weight is about 160 feet. The landing was being made to the west and the pilot reported the local winds were from the west southwest at 5 to 8 knots. ## Factual narrative On August 1, 2002, at 1300 central daylight time, an amateur built Air Cam, N1029G, collided with trees during the climb phase of an aborted landing on private property near the town of Ozawkie, Kansas. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The Title 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Topeka, Kansas, at 1030. The pilot reported that while on short final the airplane seemed to be traveling faster than normal. He stated that the airspeed indicator was indicating about 45 mph which is a normal approach speed. He stated the airplane floated during the landing. He reported that he applied the brakes when the main gear touched down, but the airplane still seemed to be going too fast. He stated that he decided to go around when he reached a point approximately two-thirds the way down the 650 foot long landing area. The pilot reported he added full power, but was unable to gain sufficient altitude to clear trees at the end of the landing area. The airplane contacted the trees at an estimated altitude of about 20 feet. The pilot reported the landing area was a combination of a gravel driveway and grass area. He stated the normal landing distance for the airplane is about 250 feet. The normal takeoff distance with two adults and at gross weight is about 160 feet. The landing was being made to the west and the pilot reported the local winds were from the west southwest at 5 to 8 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1029G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1029G), registered now, S/N AC-060, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Giroux Air Cam - Registry model: [Giroux Guy AIR CAM](https://openairdocs.org/model/giroux-guy-air-cam) (registry code 05611YE) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 060 - Airframe hours: 186 - Engines: Rotax 912S 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Guy Giroux - Registered owner: 2 Flow Corp - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, September 6, 2001, 186 hours before - Departed: FOE, Topeka, KS - Destination: Ozawkie, KS - Airport: runway 260, 650 × ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 13, 2001; seat: front; flight hours: 280 total, 186 in this make and model, 230 as pilot in command, 81 in the last 90 days, 38 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: TOP, 12 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020801017559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801017559A), Aug 1, 2002: Amtr AIRCAM, Ozawkie, KS, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 1, 2002, at 1300 central daylight time, an air cam, N1029G, collided with trees during the climb phase of an aborted landing on private… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 25, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55360. 322 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 322 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40467238&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.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. 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