Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER N516JG

Summary

On 15 July 2012 at about 17:30 local time, a Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER registered N516JG, operated by Three Wings, LLC, was involved in an accident near Waynesville, Ohio, United States. 2 people were 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

15 July 2012 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

39.5378, -84.1300

Aircraft

Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER

Registration

N516JG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Three Wings, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waynesville → Waynesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA445

Nobody was injured.

The airplane's collision with fence posts during an aborted takeoff due to a sudden change in wind direction.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the accident occurred while he was departing his private airstrip. He stated that he noticed an “abrupt change” in the wind direction about halfway down the runway during the takeoff roll. The wind direction reportedly shifted from a left crosswind to a tailwind condition. The pilot stated that he decided to abort the takeoff because he was unsure if the airplane would clear trees located off the departure end of the runway. He attempted to steer the airplane into an adjacent field, but it impacted two fence posts hidden in shrubbery before coming to rest. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Although the weather data obtained from a nearby observing station established that the wind direction was variable, it did not corroborate the pilot's observation of a tailwind condition. However, there were several thunderstorms in the vicinity of the accident site that could have resulted in localized wind changes that were not detected by the weather observing station.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.