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FAA accident report · Amtr S1E · Salem, OH · May 7, 1997

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Date
May 7, 1997 · 11:33 local
Place
Salem, OH
Airport
Salem Airpark Inc Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12073
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC97LA087
Reported as
Amtr S1E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total2 in this make and model
N12073Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2022 · Cornelius-Pitts Special S1CS/N D.E.C · Built 1969Airframe modelCornelius-Pitts Special S1CEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Swerved overcorrected on takeoff roll. Dragged wing. Lifted. Came down, broke off gear. Cartwheeled. Flipped over. (-23) wind was 330 degrees @ 12 KTS. Aircraft was using runway 27 @ Salem airpark (38D). The pilot had a right crosswind, twenty (20) seconds into the initial takeoff roll the aircraft veered slightly to the left of the runway center-line. The pilot corrected and the aircraft returned to the center-line of the runway, the aircraft then suddenly veered hard left, then the left lower left wing struck the ground at the left edge of the runway, the aircraft momentarily got airborne and collided back on the ground breaking the main landing gear off of the aircraft. The aircraft cartwheeled to the left and struck the ground inverted with the nose of the aircraft in a 5 degree nose-down attitude. The aircraft came to rest approximately 40 feet from the initial point that it departed the runway. The pilot stated that he did not have a mechanical failure and that he lost control of the aircraft when he overcorrected for the crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

SWERVED OVERCORRECTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DRAGGED WING. LIFTED. CAME DOWN, BROKE OFF GEAR. CARTWHEELED. FLIPPED OVER. (-23) WIND WAS 330 DEGREES @ 12 KTS. AIRCRAFT WAS USING RUNWAY 27 @ SALEM AIRPARK (38D). THE PILOT HAD A RIGHT CROSSWIND, TWENTY (20) SECONDS INTO THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER-LINE. THE PILOT CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE CENTER-LINE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SUDDENLY VEERED HARD LEFT, THEN THE LEFT LOWER LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AT THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY GOT AIRBORNE AND COLLIDED BACK ON THE GROUND BREAKING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A 5 DEGREE NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT THAT IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE OVERCORRECTED FOR THE CROSSWIND.

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 NYC97LA087Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalem, OHthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial takeoff climb. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane, and the gusty crosswind conditions.May 7, 1997 · Substantial damage