Waynesboro Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Waynesboro, Virginia 22980
Friday, April 18, 1986 19:10 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE AIRPORT OPERATOR, CALEB GLICK, WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT WHEN HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TURNING BASE FOR RUNWAY 23 AT WAYNESBORO AIRPORT. SHORTLY THERAFTER HE LOST SIGHT OF N99PT AND NEXT OBSERVED IT AS IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN BACK OF HIS CAR. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND IN A DEVELOPING STALL SITUATION. AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE EXAMINATION DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY MALFUNCTIONS HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 50 POUNDS OVER THE DESIGNER'S ORIGINAL WEIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE OPERATING LIMITATIONS FOR THE AIRCRAFT CAUTIONED AGAINST OPERATION OVER THE ORIGINAL WEIGHT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/18/1986
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1910
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City WAYNESBORO
Event State VIRGINIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 22980
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport WAYNESBORO
Event Location Nearest Airport ID W13
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 1437
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Witness
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) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 250
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2732
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Apr 18 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1930
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34744
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 3:38PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N99PT
NTSB Number BFO86FID03
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name TAYLOR LONSDALE
Aircraft Model KR-2
Aircraft Series Identifier KR-2
Aircraft Serial Number L-O 21940
Certified Max Gross Weight 1013
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 Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Oct 28 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 29
Airframe Hours 104
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ROBERT F. NICHOLS
Aircraft Owner Street Address 920 W. HAGER STREET
Aircraft Owner City LANCASTER
Aircraft Owner State PA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 17603
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name PAUL S. LAW
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address STAR RT. B, BOX 94
Operator City STAUNTON
Operator State VA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 24401
Operator Code
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 1905
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
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 23
Runway Length 2000
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --