What happened
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Student lost control maneuvering in traffic pattern. Had passenger on board.(.4) the student pilot with a passenger onboard, had completed 2 or 3 touch and go landings to runway 35. During the following takeoff, while turning left crosswind, the aircraft `shuddered' and entered what the pilot believed was a `slip stall.' He `vaguely' rememebered struggling to recover the aircraft from the stall and seeing the end of the runway over his left shoulder thinking `we have got to get back over there.' Subsequently, the aircraft impacted the ground. The wreckage path was oriented on a magnetic heading of 130 degrees, and the airplane came to rest approximately 320 feet from the departure end of runway 35. No structural or mechanical anomalies were observed during an examination of the airplane. According to the FAA southwest region flight surgeon, the blood alcohol concentration of 0.044% detected at the hospital and the 0.029% detected at the civil aeromedical institute (cami) `may have affected the pilot's performance, but he would not have been impaired.' (-23) the pilot was operating the aircraft under the influence of alcohol a ND was observed performing aerobatic type manuevers. The aircraft accomplished a tight turn after takeoff and was too low without enough airspeed. The aircraft impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT LOST CONTROL MANEUVERING IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. HAD PASSENGER ON BOARD.(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WITH A PASSENGER ONBOARD, HAD COMPLETED 2 OR 3 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 35. DURING THE FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, WHILE TURNING LEFT CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT `SHUDDERED' AND ENTERED WHAT THE PILOT BELIEVED WAS A `SLIP STALL.' HE `VAGUELY' REMEMEBERED STRUGGLING TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE STALL AND SEEING THE END OF THE RUNWAY OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER THINKING `WE HAVE GOT TO GET BACK OVER THERE.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ORIENTED ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 130 DEGREES, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 320 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 35. NO STRUCTURAL OR MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA SOUTHWEST REGION FLIGHT SURGEON, THE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION OF 0.044% DETECTED AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE 0.029% DETECTED AT THE CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE (CAMI) `MAY HAVE AFFECTED THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE, BUT HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IMPAIRED.' (-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL A ND WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING AEROBATIC TYPE MANUEVERS. THE AIRCRAFT ACCOMPLISHED A TIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF AND WAS TOO LOW WITHOUT ENOUGH AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.