# Accident 19960907026379A: Lkheed T33, Punta Gorda, FL, September 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1996, 09:40 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8898° N, 82.0502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8898&lon=-82.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99195, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99195-1997-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair T-33 (registry code 1901204, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-t-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED T33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907026379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO USE FLAPS PROPERLY AS CALLED OUT IN CHECKLIST. MUSHED INTO TREES, FIRE AFTER CRASH. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1996, ABOUT 0940 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CANADAIR T-33, N99195, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT, PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FERRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED TO NTSB THAT HE WAS FERRYING THE AIRPLANE TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA, FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING ACCEPTABLY FOR FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MUSH AND HE "KNEW THAT IT WAS LOSING POWER." HE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD AND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.THE PILOT STATED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE ENGINE DEVELOPED 100 PERCENT POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF. HE DID NOT REPORT HAVING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, HE EXITED THROUGH THE BROKEN CANOPY. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND STARTED A FIRE IN THE MARSH AROUND THE AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO STATED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE DID NOT USE WING FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF. (.4) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MUSH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FIELD. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE ENGINE DEVELOPED 100 PERCENT POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND THAT HE DID NOT USE WING FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF. THE CHECKLIST, WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT, REQUIRED THAT WING FLAPS BE SET TO 32 DEGREES FOR TAKEOFF. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL SHOWED THAT THERE WERE NO PERFORMANCE CHARTS FOR TAKING OFF WITH THE WING FLAPS RETRACTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA228), Sep 7, 1996: Canadair T-33 (N99195), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to extend the wing flaps for takeoff, and his failure to attain sufficient airspeed for flight with the flaps retracted, which resulted in a stall/mush after lift-off.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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