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FAA incident report · Amtr CHALLENGER II · Cullman, AL · October 15, 1996

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Date
October 15, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place
Cullman, AL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N42883
Reported as
Amtr Challengerii
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total99 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N42883Registration cancelled Nov 16, 2016 · Frye Doug CHALLENGER IIS/N CH20794W1188 · Built 1995Airframe modelFrye Doug CHALLENGER IIEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: at approx. 1700 CST Mr. Frye taxied his challenger ii for an intersection takeoff on a Private grass strip 10 mi. South of Cullman airport. He entered the runway at 465', started a takeoff roll of approx. 100'. After rotation the aircraft flew downfield approx. 528' and to approx. 75' AGL drifting rt. Of centerline. During this time the pilot recognized there was no forward control stick authority and realized the aft seatbelt had been left around the stick (latched) to serve as a ground control gust lock, the nose remained abnormally nose-high and the pilot was unable to free the stick of the belt restriction. He then decreased power and the nose dropped abruptly. He then reapplied power and regained a nose-high altitude while falling from 75' AGL. The aircraft came to rest on the edge of a tree line 1093' down field and 141' right side of runway centerline. With the nose approx. 120 degree right of runway heading (300 degrees). The engine was running throughout the flight. There were no injuries aircraft had been moved to a nearby hangar for repair. Mr. Frye was counseled 23 oct 96 on the applicable far's and the seriousness of the situation. He presented substantial corrective action and was presented with information to continue participation in "wings" program and flight clinics. He was told and the case was closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT APPROX. 1700 CST MR. FRYE TAXIED HIS CHALLENGER II FOR AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 10 MI. SOUTH OF CULLMAN AIRPORT. HE ENTERED THE RUNWAY AT 465', STARTED A TAKEOFF ROLL OF APPROX. 100'. AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT FLEW DOWNFIELD APPROX. 528' AND TO APPROX. 75' AGL DRIFTING RT. OF CENTERLINE. DURING THIS TIME THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THERE WAS NO FORWARD CONTROL STICK AUTHORITY AND REALIZED THE AFT SEATBELT HAD BEEN LEFT AROUND THE STICK (LATCHED) TO SERVE AS A GROUND CONTROL GUST LOCK, THE NOSE REMAINED ABNORMALLY NOSE-HIGH AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FREE THE STICK OF THE BELT RESTRICTION. HE THEN DECREASED POWER AND THE NOSE DROPPED ABRUPTLY. HE THEN REAPPLIED POWER AND REGAINED A NOSE-HIGH ALTITUDE WHILE FALLING FROM 75' AGL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE EDGE OF A TREE LINE 1093' DOWN FIELD AND 141' RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. WITH THE NOSE APPROX. 120 DEGREE RIGHT OF RUNWAY HEADING (300 DEGREES). THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED TO A NEARBY HANGAR FOR REPAIR. MR. FRYE WAS COUNSELED 23 OCT 96 ON THE APPLICABLE FAR'S AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION. HE PRESENTED SUBSTANTIAL CORRECTIVE ACTION AND WAS PRESENTED WITH INFORMATION TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN "WINGS" PROGRAM AND FLIGHT CLINICS. HE WAS TOLD AND THE CASE WAS CLOSED.