Shane Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Grantham, North Carolina 27530
Thursday, May 13, 2004 19:10 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that the airplane touched down a little more than one-quarter of the runway. The airplane bounced and the pilot performed a go around. As the pilot pushed the throttles forward, he noted that the airplane felt "bogged down" and did not develop full power. The pilot stated that he banked left to avoid a collision with trees at the end of the runway, however the airplane collided with trees on the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest approximately 50 yards beyond the tree line. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the engine was broken from the mounts, the left wing was damaged, the bottom of the right wing was crushed and the right wing guy wires were broken. An engine examination revealed that sediment was in the carburetor bowls, however a functional engine run was accomplished.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/13/2004
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1910
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Grantham
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 27530
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 351720N
Event Location Longitude 0781047W
Event Location Airport Shane Field
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PRVT
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 167
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1955 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID KGSB
Elevation of weather observation facility 110
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 160
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.22
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 15997
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date May 14 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 530
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Sep 1 2004 7:08AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Greensboro, NC

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N112PE
NTSB Number ATL04CA115
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Loehle Ent.
Aircraft Model 2/3 Earlybird Jenny
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number AE-0-0-1
Certified Max Gross Weight 800
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 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 21 2003 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 9.3
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Ronnie Allen
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO Box 10132
Aircraft Owner City Goldsboro
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 27532
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name R Allen/W Edmundson
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address PO BOX 10132
Operator City Goldsboro
Operator State NC
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 27532
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 6NC0
Departure City Grantham
Departure State NC
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1830
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code PRVT
Destination City Grantham
Destination State NC
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Go-around (VFR)
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jun 16 2004 2:20PM
User who most recently changed record POWP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 350
Runway Length 1500
Runway Width 40
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --