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FAA incident report · Beech C23 · Omaha, NE · August 7, 1998

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Date
August 7, 1998 · 14:45 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6953R
Reported as
Beech C23
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N6953RRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Beech C23S/N M-1612 · Built 1974Airframe modelBeech C23Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On takeoff the student failed to apply full power adn was having trouble correcting for the crosswind. The instructor applied full power and was instructing the student on how to correct for the crosswind before discovering not enough runway remained for takeoff. The instructor took control of the aircraft and cut power in an attempt to abort the takeoff. He took control of the aircraft too late and was unable to stop the aircraft before it left the runway and went into a cornfield.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF THE STUDENT FAILED TO APPLY FULL POWER ADN WAS HAVING TROUBLE CORRECTING FOR THE CROSSWIND. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER AND WAS INSTRUCTING THE STUDENT ON HOW TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND BEFORE DISCOVERING NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINED FOR TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CUT POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TOO LATE AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A CORNFIELD.