ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293706
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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 2005 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N61TW |
| MSN: | 80428 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 71 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canandaigua, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Canandaigua, NY (D38) |
| (D38) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner of the homebuilt airplane began the takeoff roll. At rotation, the airplane pulled "hard" to the left, and pitched up "more aggressively" than a standard takeoff. The pilot applied full down elevator, "but the nose would not come down." The airplane then pitched nose down, the pilot applied full up elevator, and the airplane attained a level pitch attitude prior to ground contact. When asked about the performance and handling of the airplane, the pilot/owner said, "Everything was perfect with the engine." He added that about the time of rotation, he felt a bump, and surmised that he had struck a runway light or that a wheel brake had locked. Examination of the airplane revealed an ink pen lodged beneath the rudder bar. As a result, more force was required for a right rudder input than a left rudder input. The pilot/owner said he routinely stored pens, unsecured, on the ledge next to his right knee. Further examination revealed a 50-ounce glass jar beneath the front seat, in close proximity to the forward control stick. The jar's lid displayed indentations that the pilot said had not been there prior to the accident. He said the jar was kept in the airplane as a relief container, and that it was placed on a ledge, unsecured, prior to takeoff.
Probable Cause: Partial blocking of the flight controls by unsecured items in the cockpit, which resulted in a loss of control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD05LA072
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 January 2023 | N61TW | Private | 0 | Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport (3J1), Ridgeland, SC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 12:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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