Ferguson A 26 Vulcan SS accident near Newnan, GA
On December 7, 2001, a Ferguson A 26 Vulcan SS (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newnan, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 7, 2001
- Place
- Newnan, GA
- Aircraft
- Ferguson A 26 Vulcan SS · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.456°N, 84.789°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011211X02386
NTSB summary
On December 7, 2001, about 1630 eastern standard time, an experimental Ferguson A-26 Vulcan SS, N6129F, registered to a private individual, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while attempting a go-around from a private strip in the vicinity of Newnan, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The homebuilt-kit aircraft received substantial damage, the airline transport-rated pilot sustained fatal injuries, and a passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight departed the same airstrip about 30 minutes before the accident. According to the pilot's wife and son, the pilot flew N6129F to Spectrum Aircraft Corporation, the U.S. distributor for the Vulcan line of homebuilt kits, located at Sebring, Florida, for the purpose of performing 150-hour inspections on the Rotax 582-UL-DCDI-99 engines, as well as an annual inspection on the airframe, on October 23, 2001. Additionally, the aircraft was to have a transponder and an angle of attack indicating system installed. In early December 2001, the pilot returned to Sebring, and flew the aircraft back to his home field. The engines had been inspected, however, the angle of attack system had not been calibrated, and the airframe's annual inspection had not been completed. The pilot completed the annual inspection himself, upon his return home on December 5, 2001. According to a neighbor pilot who flew with the accident pilot the day before the accident, they performed 11 landings at five different grass airstrips that day. On the 10th landing, as they were returning th
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and go-around, resulting in a collision with a runway perimeter fence pole and trees.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
