ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383352
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| Date: | Friday 10 September 1982 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: | Vari-eze |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N123EZ |
| MSN: | 802 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 271 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pagosa Springs, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pagosa Springs, CO |
| Boulder, CO (IV5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DUE TO AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM FROM THE WEST, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 04 WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. THE SURFACE WAS WET AND THERE WAS ABOUT A 20 FT RISE IN THE LAST HALF OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WAS 5600 FT LONG, BUT ITS ELEVATION WAS 7674 FT AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 65 DEG. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS AT ABOUT MID-FIELD DURING THE TAKEOFF, HE HAD ACCELERATED TO 60 KTS, BUT THE HILL AT THE EAST END WOULD HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FLY OFF, SO HE DECIDED TO ABORT. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING WET RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND DOWN A ROCKY SLOPE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN82FTE27
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 23:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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