# Accident 19980713026869A: Namer HARVARDMK4, Dyersville, IA, July 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1998, 19:40 local time
- Place: Dyersville, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4802° N, 91.1102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4802&lon=-91.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5101W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5101W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV (registry code 1922828, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-car-foundry-harvard-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARDMK4
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 795 total, 280 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713026869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA250), Jul 14, 1998: Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV (N5101W), Dyersville, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

## Other reports on N5101W (1)

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

- [Incident 19960303008439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960303008439I), Mar 3, 1996: Namer HARVARDMK4 (N5101W), Dubuque, IA. Narrative: 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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