Ste. Genevieve Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

St. Genevieve, Missouri 63670
Saturday, June 1, 1991 8:30 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH FARM EQUIPMENT DURING A GROUND RUN FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AFTER LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A PILOT RATED PASSENGER ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE JUST BEFORE IMPACT AND UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO HOP THE AIRPLANE OVER THE EQUIPMENT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER AFTER ASSUMING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/1/1991
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 830
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City ST. GENEVIEVE
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 63670
Event Date Year 1991
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport STE. GENEVIEVE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID H90
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 350
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Light and Variable
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 2
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 676
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 44930
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 10:17AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7175J
NTSB Number CHI91DCA01
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name GREMMINGER
Aircraft Model KOLB TWINSTAR
Aircraft Series Identifier KOLB TWINS
Aircraft Serial Number 9043
Certified Max Gross Weight 725
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 17 1990 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 71
Airframe Hours 71
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name GREG W. GREMMINGER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 6 PLEASANT VIEW DR.
Aircraft Owner City ST. GENEVIEVE
Aircraft Owner State MO
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 63670
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name GREG W. GREMMINGER
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 6 PLEASANT VIEW DR.
Operator City ST. GENEVIEVE
Operator State MO
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 63670
Operator Code SEL
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 830
Departure Time Zone COS
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 13
Runway Length 1600
Runway Width 90
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --