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FAA accident report · Namer HARVARDMK4 · Dyersville, IA · July 13, 1998

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Date
July 13, 1998 · 19:40 local
Place
Dyersville, IA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5101W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA250
Reported as
Namer HARVARDMK4
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
795 total280 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N5101WRegistered now · Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IVS/N 192 · Built 1952Airframe modelCanadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IVEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The acknowledged pilot-in-command and the second pilot, who is a pilot examiner, were practicing commercial maneuvers and allowing the second pilot to become more familiar with the aircraft. After landing, the second pilot taxied the aircraft to the end of the runway in preparation for takeoff. At this point there was confusion about who had control of the aircraft as both pilots stated they thought the other one was flying the aircraft during the short field takeoff. Shortly after rotation, the right dropped and contacted the ground causing the aircraft to veer to the right and land in the cornfield. Both pilots stated that there was a momentary loss of power at, or shortly after, rotation; however our investigation determined the engine was developing a substantial amount power when the aircraft contacted the ground. (.4) the pilot said that there was a loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff. He said that the airplane turned to the right in a nose up attitude, stalled, and impacted the terrain. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies with the engine or flight controls.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ACKNOWLEDGED PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND THE SECOND PILOT, WHO IS A PILOT EXAMINER, WERE PRACTICING COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS AND ALLOWING THE SECOND PILOT TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING, THE SECOND PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS CONFUSION ABOUT WHO HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY THOUGHT THE OTHER ONE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE RIGHT DROPPED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND LAND IN THE CORNFIELD. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THERE WAS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER AT, OR SHORTLY AFTER, ROTATION; HOWEVER OUR INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND. (.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE, STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE ENGINE OR FLIGHT CONTROLS.

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 CHI98LA250Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDyersville, IAthe pilot in command's not maintaining control of the airplane and his inadvertently allowing the airplane to enter a stall. A factor was the undetermined loss of engine power.Jul 14, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5101W · 1

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

Incident 19960303008439IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dubuque, IANarrative: during the fourth landing at the Dubuque, Iowa airport, runway 31, a gust of wind caused the aircraft to turn to the left. Pilot stated that to avoid the runway lights, he maneuvered the aircraft onto the grass. He stopped the aircraft, made a 180…Mar 3, 1996 · Reported as Namer HARVARDMK4