ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361236
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Date: | Sunday 26 September 1993 |
Time: | 12:50 LT |
Type: | Ercoupe 415C |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3561H |
MSN: | 4186 |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C85-12F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Columbia, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (O22) |
Destination airport: | Livermore, CA (KLVK) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD ONLY 6 HOURS IN TYPE. HE REPORTED THAT ON THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED THROUGH 42 MPH INDICATED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LIFTOFF. THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO LIFT OFF AT 55 MPH, AND, 'NOT WANTING TO STALL OR MUSH,' HE APPLIED DOWN ELEVATOR TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper use of the elevator control during the takeoff ground roll which resulted in a porpoise and nose gear collapse. A factor in the accident was the pilot's low total experience and lack of total time in type.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX93LA374 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA374
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