Grove Field Airport: Camas, Washington

Airport is located.

On December 22, 2009, about 1215 Pacific standard time, a Beech A23-24, N973WP, inadvertently started at the Grove Field Airport, Camas, Washington. The pilot, who was the owner, was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot and passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot had planned to conduct a personal local area flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed.

During a telephone conversation with a Safety Board investigator, the pilot reported that the passenger boarded the airplane for a local flight. As part of his normal procedure for cold weather operations, the pilot rotated the propeller counterclockwise in an attempt to circulate the oil through the engine. He noted that the master switch was off and the he had not engaged the ignition switch. While beginning to rotate the propeller, the engine inadvertently started. The airplane, with the passenger still on board, moved forward and traversed across the ramp. The airplane collided with a parked airplane.

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane shortly after the accident. He reported that there was a broken p-lead on the left magneto.
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The purpose of the flight was for the student pilot to practice landings. While maneuvering on a normal traffic pattern to the runway, he noted that the airplane was higher and faster than he was accustomed to. The pilot recalled that he flared too high resulting in the airplane landing hard. Following the touchdown, the airplane bounced and landed hard again. The airplane sustained damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine.
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On November 17, 2008, about 1128 Pacific standard time, a Brantly B-2B, N2274U, made a hard landing following a loss of engine power during takeoff from Grove Field, Camas, Washington. The owner was operating the helicopter under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the student pilot/owner sustained minor injuries; the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the airframe and main rotor blades. The local instructional flight departed Camas about 1110. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
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The airplane was landing on runway 25, and the wind was out of the north at 10 knots. The pilot said that immediately after touch down, the wind gusted from 20 to 30 knots. He reported that his right wing was lifted up and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. The pilot said that the left wing impacted a sign and the airplane nosed over. He reported that the vertical stabilizer was bent, the left wing had several ribs bent, and the canopy was broken.