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Limington-Harmon Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Limington, Maine 04049
Friday, August 30, 2013 13:40 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On August 30, 2013, about 1340 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N8063B, was substantially damaged during a takeoff attempt at Limington-Harmon Airport (63B), Limington, Maine. The student pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local solo instructional flight, which was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to several witnesses, the pilot completed an engine run-up prior to the takeoff from runway 29. Only one witness saw the accident, and he stated that after liftoff, the airplane was “swerving all over the place before it crashed.” All witnesses heard the engine operating throughout the event, with one stating that the engine “was running smooth, normal sounding.”
On-scene documentation revealed that the airplane impacted the ground to the left of, and about 2,000 feet from the beginning of the 2,973-foot runway. A wreckage trail began an estimated 50 feet left of the runway with green lens material and the remnants of the right wingtip position light. About 20 feet beyond that, heading about 220 degrees magnetic, was a 4-foot impact crater in the sandy soil. About 250 degrees, 60 feet beyond the crater, the airplane came to rest upright, facing opposite the direction of takeoff.
All flight control surfaces were located at the accident scene, and flight control continuity was confirmed to all flight control surfaces, except that the aileron interconnect cable was separated in a broomstraw manner consistent with overload. The flaps were up. The airplane’s engine compartment was bent to the right, and the underside exhibited upward and rearward crushing. The nose landing gear was fractured. The outer 2 feet of the right wing exhibited aft crush, and the right wingtip was deformed upward. The two control yokes were bent downward and to the right. There were no shoulder harnesses installed in the airplane.
The propeller exhibited chordwise scratching and streaking on both blades, with burnishing on the leading edge of one blade. Engine crankshaft continuity, compression, and spark were all confirmed. The fuel selector was in the “Both On” position, and a fuel sample taken was absent of water and debris.
A witness described the wind as “light” and from the right of the runway, while the nearest weather reporting airport, about 17 nautical miles the southeast, recorded winds as variable at 3 knots at 1351, and from 170 degrees true at 8 knots at 1451.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/30/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1340 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Limington |
| Event State | MAINE |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 04049 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 434546N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0704028W |
| Event Location Airport | Limington-Harmon Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 63B |
| 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 | 292 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | -- |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 5 2013 10:19PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coxp |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N8063B |
| NTSB Number | ERA13FA388 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Unknown |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 172 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 29863 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 1 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Anthony Longley |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | Casco |
| Aircraft Owner State | ME |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 04015 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Anthony Longley |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Casco |
| Operator State | ME |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 04015 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| 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) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | 63B |
| Departure City | Limington |
| Departure State | ME |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | 63B |
| Destination City | Limington |
| Destination State | ME |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 5 2013 10:11PM |
| User who most recently changed record | coxp |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 29 |
| Runway Length | 2793 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |