- Date
- July 10, 1982, 10:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78118Globe GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820710028809A
- Case key
- 72689
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The purpose of the flight was to practice spot landings for a competitive event at a later time. The pilot reported that he made an approach to runway 13 on a hot morning with up and downdrafts. He estimated that the wind was variable from 130 to 220 deg at 12, gusting 16 KTS. During a no-flap/spot landing, the aircraft touched down hard. A subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78118
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2118
- Airframe hours
- 1,714
- Engine
- Continental C-125-2, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John T. Simon
- Registered owner
- John T. Simon
- Departed
- SGJ · St. Augustine, FL
- Destination
- SGJ · St. Augustine, FL
- Airport
- SGJ · St. Augustine, runway 13, 8,000 × 0 ft, concrete
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,940 total · 920 in this make and model · 2,701 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 187 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N78118 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.