ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297427
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| Date: | Monday 8 April 2002 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  PZL M-18A Dromader |
| Owner/operator: | A-1 Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N81705 |
| MSN: | 1Z020-17 |
| Engine model: | PZL WSK 621R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rockford, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Rockford, WA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the takeoff from a private airstrip, everything was normal until the aircraft lifted off and the aircraft was not climbing as normal. The aircraft flew another 100 yards and then settled to the ground. The propeller contacted the ground, the engine separated from the firewall and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical failure or malfunction with the aircraft at the time of the accident. After the accident, witnesses indicated that there was a gust of wind that occurred at the end of the takeoff run.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning/decision to continue the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA02LA065
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 2008 | N81705 | A-1 AVIATION INC | 0 | Mountain Home, ID | |
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Revision history:
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| 14-Oct-2022 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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