Green PIETENPOL N899MG

Summary

On 31 May 1986 at about 22:00 local time, a Green PIETENPOL registered N899MG, operated by Melvin A. Green, was involved in an accident near Mt. Vernon, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 May 1986 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt. Vernon, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

40.3905, -82.4693

Aircraft

Green PIETENPOL

Registration

N899MG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Melvin A. Green

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mount Vernon → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86FEK02

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF AND CLIMB THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR DID NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. HE ALSO STATED THE ACFT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE TRAVELING VERY FAST. HE THEN INITIATED A RUDDER TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT. AFTER THE TURN THE ACFT ENTERED THE STALL. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCLOSED THE TWO FRONT EXHAUST STACKS AND SPARK PLUGS WERE COVERED WITH BLACK SOOT. THE #3 CYLINDERSPARK PLUG AND PLUG GASKET WERE ALSO SOOT COVERED. THE PLT REPORTED BLACK SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST STACKS DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI RUNS JUST PRIOR TO THIS TAKEOFF. THE PITOT SYSTEM WAS NOT BLOCKED AND THE PITOT TUBE EXTENDED 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES FROM THE CENTER OF THE WING LEADING EDGE RADIUS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.