ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199182
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 August 2017 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Pietenpol Air Camper |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N888MG |
| MSN: | SKH-1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 900 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gaines Valley Aviation Airport (NY06), Albion, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gaines Valley Aviation, NY (NY06) |
| Gaines Valley Aviation, NY (NY06) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An experimental Pietenpol, N888MG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Albion, New York. The private pilot sustained minor injuries.
The pilot had flown the airplane “many times” before the accident flight and was planning on conducting a local sightseeing flight. The preflight inspection, engine start, run-up, flight control check, and taxi were normal. During the takeoff roll, the tail lifted off normally, but immediately after takeoff, the airplane began “an abrupt yawing turn to the left.” The pilot attempted to correct with full right aileron and full right rudder control input, but the airplane continued to turn to the left. The pilot determined that the airplane was travelling too fast to land in the rough field next to the runway, so he attempted to climb over a row of hangers and nearby trees. He further stated that, as the airplane crossed the tree line about 250 ft south of the departure end of runway 27, the left wing first struck branches, then the airplane descended into the trees, spun to the left, and struck the ground upright.
Probable cause: "Loss of directional control due to a restriction of rudder movement."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.whec.com/news/pilot-recovering-after-orleans-county-plane-crash/4585454/
https://orleanshub.com/pilot-walks-away-from-plane-crash-in-woods-at-gaines/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N888MG
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2017 08:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Aug-2017 14:45 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2017 09:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Aug-2017 09:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jun-2021 17:07 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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