Buckeye BREEZE N3511N

Summary

On 26 July 2008 at about 21:00 local time, a Buckeye BREEZE registered N3511N, operated by James Thomas Whillock, was involved in an accident near New Market, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 2008 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

New Market, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Private field (NONE)

Coordinates

36.1039, -83.5528

Aircraft

Buckeye BREEZE

Registration

N3511N

Engines

1

Operator

James Thomas Whillock

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Market → New Market

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA150

1 person was seriously injured.

The student pilot's failure to consider the aircraft's performance for the takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, he went to a friend's farm field for a pleasure flight in his powered parachute. He took off about 1610 for a solo flight in the local area with no problems. Upon landing, a friend indicated that he would like to go for a flight. The student pilot did not see a problem with this and proceeded to take off with the passenger. The student pilot said that "unfortunately, I made an error in judgment, in reference to the length and preparation of the field and did not clear the trees at the end of the field." The aircraft crashed into the trees at the end of the runway. The student pilot further stated that "this accident could have been prevented had I not made a judgment error as to the length, condition [and] type of field used for takeoff. The field was not of sufficient length to get airborne [and] was a non improved farm field with obstacles at the departure end." Additionally, he stated that "density altitude was a concern since the temperature was 90 plus degrees with 65 or higher humidity which created a major lift problem for the machine."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.