Whiting Cleon GLASAIR SH-2 N5125X

Summary

On 20 January 2022 at about 12:20 local time, a Whiting Cleon GLASAIR SH-2 registered N5125X was involved in an accident near Palmetto, Florida, 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

20 January 2022 at 12:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Palmetto, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Manatee (48X)

Coordinates

27.6423, -82.5202

Aircraft

Whiting Cleon GLASAIR SH-2

Registration

N5125X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA437

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane began to drift left of the runway centerline. He applied right rudder, but did not have enough rudder authority to correct the airplane’s direction. The airplane drifted off the left side of the runway and struck an embankment resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot also reported that, if he had let the tail lift off the ground more gradually, he likely would have had enough rudder authority to maintain centerline. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.