- Date
- July 23, 1989, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Metropolis, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N332HMGlobe GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890723028729A
- Case key
- 14387
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Probable cause
Pilot's failure to adhere to procedures and ensure the aircraft had sufficient airspeed before attempting rotation and climbout. Airspeed was inadequate to maintain flight, and just after the landing gear was retracted the aircraft settledto the ground.
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
While attempting a takeoff on a southbound runway, with a 5 to 10 knot left crosswind, the pilot allowed the aircraft to lift off prematurely. One witness stated that the lift-off was abrupt, and estimated that the aircraft never climbed above 6 to 8 feet above the ground. Both witness and pilot reported that the aircraft was drifting to the right, and as soon as the landing gear was retracted, the aircraft settled to the ground on the right side of the runway. The aircraft collided with two runway lights as it struck the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N332HM
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1213
- Airframe hours
- 1,311
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Holmes, Donald R.
- Registered owner
- Holmes, Donald R
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 8, 1989 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- M30 · Metropolis, IL
- Destination
- NONE · Belleville, IL
- Airport
- M30 · Metropolis, runway 18, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 153 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAH, 8 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.