ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285144
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 2007 |
| Time: | 09:55 LT |
| Type: | Wind Wagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9017M |
| MSN: | 1324 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 0 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 4A032 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg International Airport, FL (LEE/KLEE) |
| Leesburg International Airport, FL (LEE/KLEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The installed engine/propeller combination did not produce the intended rpm after becoming airborne during the flight test flight, but the pilot continued the takeoff. During the initial climb when approximately 3/4 down the runway, the flight encountered turbulence, and coupled with reduced performance, resulted in failure to maintain a positive rate of climb. The pilot lowered the nose of the airplane in an effort to avoid a stall but the airplane collided with a concrete berm near the departure end of the runway. The airplane then impacted the ground adjacent to a 4-lane highway, and the airplane and a vehicle on the road collided. The pilot reported there was no preimpact mechanical failure or malfunction of the engine, flight controls, or systems.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after recognizing that the engine rpm was 760 less than desired after becoming airborne, and the inability of the airplane to maintain a positive rate of climb resulting in a controlled descent, and in-flight collision with a concrete blast type fence. A factor in the accident was the in-flight encounter with turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA07CA061
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2022 18:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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