Franke Harry C AVID FLYER B N145HF

Summary

On 30 April 2011 at about 17:45 local time, a Franke Harry C AVID FLYER B registered N145HF was involved in an accident near Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 2011 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Somerset County Airport (2G9)

Coordinates

40.0389, -79.0150

Aircraft

Franke Harry C AVID FLYER B

Registration

N145HF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerset → Somerset

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA279

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to hold full power for takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he conducted a preflight inspection and engine run up, and no anomalies were noted. At 65 feet above ground level on the initial climb, the engine experienced a loss of engine power. He lowered the nose and performed a forced landing, but the airplane touched down hard which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane. He said that the accident could have been prevented if he had tightened the throttle friction which accidentally rolled the power back to the idle position during the initial climb.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.