ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366226
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| Date: | Saturday 8 September 1990 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 188B |
| Owner/operator: | James Fletcher's Air Svc, Inc. |
| Registration: | N731NY |
| MSN: | 18803263 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1787 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D-32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elizabeth City, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (1NC3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TAKEOFF FOR AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND AT ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE TO PICK UP SPEED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTEDLY NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT KEPT THE POWER UP AND PULLED BACK ON THE STICK TO AVOID A DRY CANAL BED NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE DITCH, ENTERED A BEAN FIELD, AND GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS OVERLOADED FOR THE EXISTING FIELD CONDITIONS. HE REPORTED CROSSWINDS AND GUSTS TO 15 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. EXISTING CROSSWINDS AND GUSTS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL90LA170
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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