# NTSB ERA22LA260: Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1, N68902, Hagerstown, MD, June 3, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 3, 2022, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Hagerstown, MD - Coordinates: 39.7085, -77.7265 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7085&lon=-77.7265&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: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105194 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA260 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105194/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105194 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA260 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff in a crosswind, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a runway excursion. ## 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 · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05628OC), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=05628OC), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/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: [Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05628OC), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=05628OC), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05628OC), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was attempting a takeoff in a right crosswind. About 25 to 30 ft above the ground, the airplane banked left about 60°, and the left wingtip struck the runway. The airplane then landed hard, slid off the left side of the runway and came to rest upright, oriented opposite of the takeoff direction. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N68902](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68902), registered now, S/N JB111, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOYLE JOSEPH E BOYLE-JN 1 - Registry model: [Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boyle-joseph-e-boyle-jn-1) (registry code 05628OC) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: JB111 - Year built: 2010 - Airframe hours: 12 - Engines: Rotax 582 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, October 21, 2021, 6 hours before - Airport: HGR, Hagerstown Regional Airport, runway 27, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 77; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 6, 2021; seat: single; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,110 total, 12 in this make and model, 1,110 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: HGR - METAR: KHGR 032353Z 33008KT 10SM OVC100 23/09 A2987 ## 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 20220603009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220603009499A), Jun 3, 2022: Boyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1, Hagerstown, MD, Substantial damage. On June 3, 2022, at approximately 1940 local time, the pilot and sole occupant of [privacy data omitted], an experimental amateur built airplane that crashed… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 28, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105194. 3.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14006235&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120-Rel.pdf - Interview summary (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 104 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14006381&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Interview%20Summary-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 302 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14006391&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo-Rel.pdf - Weather report (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 167 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14005326&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Metars-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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