Stray Goose Research AIRCAM N522EA

Summary

On 5 January 2023 at about 18:19 local time, a Stray Goose Research AIRCAM registered N522EA, operated by Stray Goose Research LLC, was involved in an accident near Calhoun, Georgia, 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

5 January 2023 at 18:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Calhoun, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Tom B David Fld (CZL)

Coordinates

34.4501, -84.9382

Aircraft

Stray Goose Research AIRCAM

Registration

N522EA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

2

Operator

Stray Goose Research LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA102

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadvertent asymmetric throttle application, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll, runway excursion, and collision with ground equipment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing touch-and-go landings, and during the landing roll, he removed his hand from the twin-engine airplane’s throttles to turn off the electrically-powered fuel pumps. As the pilot moved his hand, his sweater sleeve caught on the right throttle handle, the right engine power increased, and the airplane veered off the runway to the left. During the runway excursion, the airplane collided with a runway marker sign and visual approach lighting equipment, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The pilot attempted to reduce the right throttle setting, but his sweater was jammed between the throttles, and he ultimately stopped the airplane by shutting down the airplane’s engines. 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.