ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362112
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1993 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Reed Bristol |
| Registration: | N15TP |
| MSN: | 20141 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 62 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trinity Center, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Grants Pass, OR (3S8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT TOLD A FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR THAT HE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND TOO SOON, CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND, DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT SOME BRUSH WHILE STILL AIRBORNE. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE WINDS AT 4-8 KTS. THE PILOT'S WIFE SAID THAT THERE WAS A GUST OF WIND, AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HER HUSBAND COULD NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT TOLD THE FAA THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, JUST HIS TECHNIQUE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILURE TO OBTAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA201
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1995 | N694CA | Chief Aircraft, Inc. | 0 | Grants Pass, OR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 17:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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