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FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Wilmot, WI · August 10, 1996

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Date
August 10, 1996 · 11:00 local
Place
Wilmot, WI
Airport
Westosha Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1823Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA288
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,672 total250 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N1823QRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 1997 · Beech C23S/N M2328Airframe modelBeech C23

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What happened

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

(.4)A certified flight instructor (CFI) was demonstrating a soft field landing and takeoff to a student pilot. After landing, they back-taxied to the approach end of the 1,480 foot turf runway and initiated a takeoff. After lift-off near the departure end, the airplane hit bushes and would not maintain a positive rate of climb. It then settled into trees and crashed. Using the pilot operating handbook, the ground run on a paved runway was calculated to be 1,276 feet. To clear a 50 foot obstacle after taking off from a paved runway, the required distance was calculated to be 2,211 feet. (-23) on August 10, 1996 at 1100 CDT a Beechcraft C23, N1823Q collided with trees during take off from Westosha Airport, wilmont, WI. The flight instructor and student pilot received no injuries and the aircraft was demolished. The aircraft was being used for flight instruction by don keller, under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated from westosa airport at 1100 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD LANDING AND TAKEOFF TO A STUDENT PILOT. AFTER LANDING, THEY BACK-TAXIED TO THE APPROACH END OF THE 1,480 FOOT TURF RUNWAY AND INITIATED A TAKEOFF. AFTER LIFT-OFF NEAR THE DEPARTURE END, THE AIRPLANE HIT BUSHES AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. IT THEN SETTLED INTO TREES AND CRASHED. USING THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK, THE GROUND RUN ON A PAVED RUNWAY WAS CALCULATED TO BE 1,276 FEET. TO CLEAR A 50 FOOT OBSTACLE AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A PAVED RUNWAY, THE REQUIRED DISTANCE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 2,211 FEET. (-23) ON AUGUST 10, 1996 AT 1100 CDT A BEECHCRAFT C23, N1823Q COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING TAKE OFF FROM WESTOSHA AIRPORT, WILMONT, WI. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION BY DON KELLER, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WESTOSA AIRPORT AT 1100 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI96LA288Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilmot, WIimproper planning/decision by the flight instructor (CFI) by failing to ensure that the airplane would be able to clear brush and trees near the departure end of the runway.Aug 10, 1996 · Destroyed