ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156184
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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 2013 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Globe GC-1B Swift |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3715K |
| MSN: | 1408 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 587 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oakhill Airpark SC82, Williamson, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Williamson, SC (SC82) |
| Woodruff, SC (SC00) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot performed a preflight inspection and engine run up with no anomalies noted. He noted the wind favored runway 10. He then taxied to the 2,400-ft turf runway, which had 50-ft tall trees located 1,000 ft from the departure end, and began the takeoff. When the airplane reached climb speed, the pilot lifted the airplane off the runway. He then realized that the airplane was not going to be able to climb above the trees located near the end of the runway. Therefore, the pilot decided to perform a precautionary landing in a nearby field. During the landing roll, the airplane struck a tree and incurred substantial damage. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger, who were both airframe and powerplant mechanics, reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The wind reported at an airport 10 miles north of the accident location and at other surrounding airports was such that the airplane would have experienced a 5- to 8-knot right-quartering tailwind on runway 10 around the time of the accident. Density altitude was 2,307 feet above mean sea level.
It is therefore likely, that the airplane experienced a reduction in performance during takeoff due to the tailwind, density altitude, and the weight (within about 120 lbs of the maximum gross weight) at which the airplane was being operated.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to takeoff with a quartering tailwind at high density altitude, close to gross takeoff weight, on a short turf runway with trees at the departure end.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3715K
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2013 18:27 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Jun-2013 18:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage] |
| 03-Jun-2013 20:09 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2013 21:55 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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