# NTSB ERA10CA243: Globe GC-1B, N191K, Carollton, GA, April 26, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 26, 2010, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Carollton, GA - Coordinates: 33.625556, -85.15139 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6256&lon=-85.1514&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 21, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75847 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA243 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75847/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75847 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA243 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landings, resulting in a loss of directional control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · 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) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Globe GC-1B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=9230104), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: 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 pilot stated that after completing a 45-minute flight, the pilot-rated passenger was conducting the landing to runway 35 at the destination airport. The airplane "bounced, veered left," and struck a runway sign with the propeller and left main landing gear. The airplane settled onto the ground, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the grass next to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and wing spar. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. The pilot-rated passenger stated that he was acting as a safety pilot due to the pilot's age. The pilot flew the approach and the airplane bounced during landing. After a second bounce, the safety pilot took over control of the airplane. A gust of wind then forced the airplane off the left side of the runway, into the grass. The safety pilot attempted to take off again, and the left main landing gear struck a runway sign during the attempted takeoff. Recorded weather at the accident airport, about the time of the accident, included variable winds from 230 degrees to 310 degrees at 9 knots, with gusts to 14 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that after completing a 45-minute flight, the pilot-rated passenger was conducting the landing to runway 35 at the destination airport. The airplane "bounced, veered left," and struck a runway sign with the propeller and left main landing gear. The airplane settled onto the ground, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the grass next to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer and wing spar. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. The pilot-rated passenger stated that he was acting as a safety pilot due to the pilot's age. The pilot flew the approach and the airplane bounced during landing. After a second bounce, the safety pilot took over control of the airplane. A gust of wind then forced the airplane off the left side of the runway, into the grass. The safety pilot attempted to take off again, and the left main landing gear struck a runway sign during the attempted takeoff. Recorded weather at the accident airport, about the time of the accident, included variable winds from 230 degrees to 310 degrees at 9 knots, with gusts to 14 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N191K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191K), registered now, S/N 252, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GLOBE GC-1B - Registry model: [Globe GC-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (registry code 9230104) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 252 - Airframe hours: 2084 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bush Donald F - Registered owner: Bush Donald F - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 24, 2010 - Departed: MCN, Macon, GA - Destination: CTJ, Carollton, GA - Airport: CTJ, West Georgia Regional, runway 35, 5,503 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 87; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 11, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 10,483 total, 800 in this make and model, 10,270 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Other flight crew; age 68; injuries: none; flight engineer, commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: right; flight hours: 12,624 total, 3 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 9 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.57 inHg - Observed at: CTJ ## 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 20100426038019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100426038019A), Apr 26, 2010: Globe GC-1B, Carrolton, GA, Substantial damage. Mr. Bush holds an FAA private pilot certificate single engine land and sea, multiengine land and instrument rating and has approximately 800 hours in this make… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 1, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75847. 482 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 391 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330162&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector Statement (item 2, .PDF, 25 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330159&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Interview Summary (item 3, .PDF, 30 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40332266&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Interview%20Summary-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 4, .PDF, 36 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330160&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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