Gettis H Hudson CORBAN BABY ACE N24562

Summary

On 30 January 1999 at about 18:00 local time, a Gettis H Hudson CORBAN BABY ACE registered N24562, operated by Mark A. MAY, was involved in an accident near Pleasant View, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 January 1999 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pleasant View, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Blue Bird Field (NONE)

Coordinates

36.5494, -86.9993

Aircraft

Gettis H Hudson CORBAN BABY ACE

Registration

N24562

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mark A. MAY

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA137

Nobody was injured.

The failure of owner of sod runway to properly maintain the runway, the pilots failure to properly preflight the takeoff area before departure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he was flying the experimental airplane on a friend's private airstrip near Pleasant View, Tennessee. During takeoff roll the airplane accelerated to approximately 35 knots and the main landing gear collided with a hole in the sod runway and the airplane nosed over. According to the pilot he did not see the hole in the sod runway. Examination of the airplane showed structural damage to the airframe. The pilot did not report any mechanical problem with the airplane. The pilot also did not report conducting a visual inspection of the runway surface before attempting the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.