# NTSB CHI08LA153: Just Highlander, N6366, Danville, PA, June 6, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 5, 2008, 20:30 local (Jun 6, 2008, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Danville, PA - Coordinates: 40.959728, -76.609313 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9597&lon=-76.6093&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: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 12, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 69028 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08LA153 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69028/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=69028 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA153 ## Probable cause The student pilot's loss of control during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Just HIGHLANDER, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05901Z3), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: [Just HIGHLANDER, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05901Z3), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. On the last landing, the front wheel lifted off the ground, came down, then lifted again, so he decided to take off. Once airbourne, the airplane started a turn to the left. The pilot then banked right to avoid a tree and struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot stated to the Federal Aviation Administration inspectors at the scene that there were no problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 5, 2008, approximately 2030 eastern daylight time, a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) Highlander aircraft, operated and owned by a student pilot, was substantially damaged when the airplane struck the ground during a go around at Danville, Airport (8N8), Danville, Pennsylvania. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and the flight was was being conducted as a personal flight under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot, the only occupant, was not injured during the accident. The local flight originated from 8N8 for the purpose of practicing take offs and landings. The pilot said that on the last landing, the front wheel lifted off the ground, came down, and then lifted again. He decided to take off again, pushing the throttle fully in. The airplane started turning to the left so the pilot banked right to avoid a tree and then struck the ground. The pilot stated to the Federal Aviation Inspectors at the scene that there were no problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6366](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6366), registered now, S/N JAESC0143 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLANDER - Registry model: [Just HIGHLANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/just-highlander) (registry code 05901DZ) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: JAESC0143 - Engines: ROTAX 912ULS 100 horsepower - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Marquette Christopher A - Registered owner: Marquette Christopher A - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Departed: 8N8, DANVILLE, PA - Destination: 8N8, DANVILLE, PA - Airport: 8N8, Danville Airport, runway 27, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 41; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 160° at 6 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: KSEG, 25 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 20080605843929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080605843929A), Jun 5, 2008: Justac HIGHLANDER, Danville, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Solo student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings at 8N8 (Danville, PA). On last landing attempt, a go-around was initiated. Aircraft crashed… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 11, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=69028. 40 KB in all. - Pilot Statement (item 1, .PDF, 40 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331204&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.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.