Francis Giroux MONI-MOTORGLIDER 032 N20909

Summary

On 11 May 2003 at about 10:12 local time, a Francis Giroux MONI-MOTORGLIDER 032 registered N20909 was involved in an accident near Glens Falls, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 May 2003 at 10:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Glens Falls, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL)

Coordinates

43.3411, -73.6103

Aircraft

Francis Giroux MONI-MOTORGLIDER 032

Registration

N20909

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03LA103

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the excessive taxi speed, and the inadvertent lift off.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting a "high speed taxi test" when the airplane unexpectedly became airborne, about 1,000 feet down the runway. As the airplane approached the end of the runway, at an altitude of 100 feet, and "marginal airspeed," the pilot initiated a left turn to return to the airport. During the turn, the airplane stalled, and impacted the ground in a steep, nose-down attitude. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.