ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223383
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| Date: | Saturday 7 July 2018 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 114 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N314CT |
| MSN: | 14120 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4044 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-T4B5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corsicana, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Arlington, TX (GKY) |
| Corsicana, TX (CRS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while practicing a soft-field takeoff in light wind conditions, as the nosewheel lifted off the runway, he released the aft pressure on the yoke. The airplane “found” ground effect, and “all felt normal.” The airplane then began to drift left, so he applied right rudder, but the rudder input had little effect. The landing gear was not yet retracted, so he landed the airplane on the grass off the end of the runway. During the ground roll, the left wing hit a tree and went through a barbed wire fence.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation system at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 100° at 5 knots. The pilot departed from runway 32.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading during a soft-field takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in a rejected takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2019 20:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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