- Date
- January 28, 1990, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pittstown, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N78156Globe Swift Gcib
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900128001339A
- Case key
- 36605
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to abort the takeoff after losing directional control during the takeoff ground run. Factors related to the accident were: crosswind, hidden obstruction in high vegetation, and low time in model.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was taking off on runway 25 in a left crosswind when it veered off the left side of the runway into soft wet sod. The takeoff roll continued and shortly after becoming airborne the left main gear collided with a knoll that was obscured by tall grass at a distance. The conventional gear wheel assembly bent under and the airplane came to rest on the mound of dirt. The wind was from 200 degrees at 12 knots with peak gust to 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78156
- Reported as
- Globe Swift Gcib
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2156
- Engine
- Continental C-125-2, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Duane W. Jewell
- Departed
- 8B5 · Barre, MA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- N40 · Skymanor, runway 25, 2,439 × 50 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 11,500 total · 8 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10,000 statute miles
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.