ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295415
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 2003 |
| Time: | 05:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 337F Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | Morris Newton |
| Registration: | N8921M |
| MSN: | 33701321 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3824 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-360-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Cruces, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Cruces Municipal Airport, NM (LRU/KLRU) |
| El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing a touch-and-go landing. After touchdown, the pilot said he retracted the flaps, added full power to both engines and "observed 75 mph" on the airspeed indicator. He "lifted the nose wheel" and the airplane nose pitched up "suddenly" and became airborne. The pilot said he attempted to maintain runway alignment. The airplane veered left and impacted the ground, coming to rest between runway 04-22 and taxiway delta, and causing substantial damage to the wings, right vertical stabilizer and undercarriage. The pilot said the airplane "failed to stay airborne [due to]insufficient power" from the rear engine. The engines were examined at the manufacturer. Both engines experienced normal starts on the first attempts and were run through throttle settings of 1,200, 1,600, 2,450, and 2,800 RPM (full throttle). The engines were then cycled from idle power (650 RPM) to full power, 6 times in succession. In each cycle, the engine "performed normally without any hesitation, stumbling, or interruption in power." No other anomalies were found in any of the other airplane systems.
Probable Cause: Lack of adequate power from the rear engine for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during take-off. A contributing factor to the accident was the low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA140
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 08:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 16-Nov-2022 19:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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