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FAA incident report · Boeing B75N1 · Salina, OH · August 24, 1997

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Date
August 24, 1997 · 11:00 local
Place
Salina, OH
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4408N
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total84 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N4408NRegistered now · Boeing B75N1S/N 75-7689 · Built 1943Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelLycoming R680Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: Mr. Bush states that on the day in question he was departing bean's Private Airport, Mr. Bush states that as he began the takeoff he attempted to raise the tail as is standard procedure for this type of aircraft (conventional gear). He stated that the tail rose rapidly and the aircraft nosed over coming to rest on it's top wing and the rudder. The apparent cause of the accident was over rotation by Mr. Bush. There is a very pronounced downgrade as you takeoff to the south; this apparently caused the nose to drop as Mr. Bush was raising the tail, which caused the unexpected rapid rise of the tail. This was the first time Mr. Bush had operated out of this strip. The airstrip Mr. Bush was operating out of is a Private strip, and probably does not meet all the requirements of a public airport as FAR as level surfaces for aircraft operations. The pronounced grade on the runway was a contributing factor to the accident. According to bobby wagnor, the instructor who checked Mr. Bush out in the aircraft, Mr. Bush is very competent in the aircraft. The surface condition was FAR beyond the norm.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. BUSH STATES THAT ON THE DAY IN QUESTION HE WAS DEPARTING BEAN'S PRIVATE AIRPORT, MR. BUSH STATES THAT AS HE BEGAN THE TAKEOFF HE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE TAIL AS IS STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT (CONVENTIONAL GEAR). HE STATED THAT THE TAIL ROSE RAPIDLY AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER COMING TO REST ON IT'S TOP WING AND THE RUDDER. THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS OVER ROTATION BY MR. BUSH. THERE IS A VERY PRONOUNCED DOWNGRADE AS YOU TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH; THIS APPARENTLY CAUSED THE NOSE TO DROP AS MR. BUSH WAS RAISING THE TAIL, WHICH CAUSED THE UNEXPECTED RAPID RISE OF THE TAIL. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME MR. BUSH HAD OPERATED OUT OF THIS STRIP. THE AIRSTRIP MR. BUSH WAS OPERATING OUT OF IS A PRIVATE STRIP, AND PROBABLY DOES NOT MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF A PUBLIC AIRPORT AS FAR AS LEVEL SURFACES FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS. THE PRONOUNCED GRADE ON THE RUNWAY WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO BOBBY WAGNOR, THE INSTRUCTOR WHO CHECKED MR. BUSH OUT IN THE AIRCRAFT, MR. BUSH IS VERY COMPETENT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE SURFACE CONDITION WAS FAR BEYOND THE NORM.

Other reports on N4408N · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19910616022062ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mundelein, ILOn landing roll collided wiht N59791 that was taking off downwind in opposite direction. Did not use radio.Jun 16, 1991 · Reported as Boeing A75N1 · Substantial damageAccident 19880731028529AForced/Precautionary Landing · Greenwood/Wonde, ILPilot reported power loss on takeoff. Stalled into a corn field off end of runway. No engine defects found.Jul 31, 1988 · Substantial damageAccident 19790714025871ATouch And Go Landing · Albuquerque, NMDuring touch & go lndg, overtook & hit other acft on same rwy. First acft on rollout was slowing to taxi off rwy.Jul 14, 1979 · Minor damageAccident 19770819021739ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Albuquerque, NMAug 19, 1977 · Minor damage