19880501011149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrru Variezelong · Friendswood, TX · May 1, 1988

Date
May 1, 1988 · 14:15 local
Place
Friendswood, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N331LB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88DRA10
Reported as
Amtrru Variezelong
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,170 total28 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Over rotated on takeoff. Tried to correct by excessive pitch down. Impacted runway,collapsed nose gear and flipped.

As the FAA filed it

OVER ROTATED ON TAKEOFF.TRIED TO CORRECT BY EXCESSIVE PITCH DOWN. IMPACTED RUNWAY,COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.