- Date
- May 30, 1992, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Marshall, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N18KGA. H. Gettings Glassair SH2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920530017089A
- Case key
- 15216
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate pre-takeoff flight control check.
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
The pilot of the accident airplane stated he heard a 'pop' during a takeoff ground run and aborted the takeoff. He checked the flight controls and elected to attempt another takeoff. As the airplane accelerated after power application the pilot discovered he could not maintain directional control even with full deflection of the flight controls and heavy right brake application. He elected to abort the takeoff again. During the second abort the right wing struck the ground and the right fuel tank ruptured. The airplane was destroyed in an onground fire. A post accident inspection revealed a broken right rudder pedal attachment tube.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18KG
- Reported as
- A. H. Gettings Glassair SH2 (GLASSAIR S)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2
- Airframe hours
- 100
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Albert H. Gettings
- Registered owner
- Albert H. Gettings
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 28, 1992 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- MHL
- Destination
- 3GV · Grain Valley, MO
- Airport
- MHL · Marshall, runway 35, 3,900 × 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
- 68
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.