ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224826
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| Date: | Friday 3 May 2019 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 340 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5418M |
| MSN: | 340-0029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7198 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carvers, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that, while using a short-field takeoff technique on a private, dirt airstrip, the airplane encountered soft patches of dirt. He rotated the airplane to initiate a climb, but the airplane could not climb higher than ground effect, and the stall horn sounded. He lowered the nose to gain airspeed, but the landing gear impacted a gravel berm, which sheared off the landing gear. The airplane then skidded 150 ft and came to rest in a dirt field past the end of the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and right horizontal stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot also reported that, before takeoff, he determined that there was about 5,000 ft of usable runway; however, the runway was actually about 3,500 ft long. He added that he believed the airport elevation was about 5,000 ft mean sea level, and the density altitude was about 8,000 ft. Given this information, it is likely that the pilot's failure to accurately assess the available runway resulted in impact with a gravel berm during the attempted takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to accurately assess the available runway for the takeoff, which resulted in impact with a gravel berm.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA19CA281
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2019 14:07 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Mar-2021 14:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 28-Mar-2021 14:29 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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