What happened
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Acft attempted to takeoff on rwy 17 with gusty cross wind. The acft veered to the right of the rwy, the right wing struck the ground. And acft flipped over. (.19) on September 12, 1998, at 1100 central daylight time, a Stinson 108-1 airplane, N8548K was substantially damaged upon impact with the ground after a loss of control on takeoff from Tahlequah Municipal Airport near Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The commercial rated pilot who owned the airplane was not injured. No flight plan was filed for the title 14 CFR part 91 flight destined for okemah, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot estimated the winds to be from the southeast at approximately 15 knots at the time of takeoff. The pilot stated that the run-up and systems check was normal. The pilot elected to takeoff on runway 35. The pilot said that during the takeoff, "the airplane pitched up to a 25-30 degree nose up attitude." The pilot then tried to trim the nose down. He added, "the aircraft veered off to the right side of the runway and impacted the ground with right wing." The aircraft rolled right and impacted the left wing, coming to rest inverted. There was a witness at the airport stating he saw "dust devils" near the aircraft at the time of the accident. (-23) pilot attempted to takeoff in gusty crosswinds 20-25 knots. Aircraft lifted off, veered off runway to right, right wing contacted ground, aircraft flipped over and landed upside down. Aircraft has substantial damage. No injuries, no fire and no passengers.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 17 WITH GUSTY CROSS WIND. THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. AND ACFT FLIPPED OVER. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1998, AT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-1 AIRPLANE, N8548K WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM TAHLEQUAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WHO OWNED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT DESTINED FOR OKEMAH, OKLAHOMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE WINDS TO BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RUN-UP AND SYSTEMS CHECK WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF, "THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP TO A 25-30 DEGREE NOSE UP ATTITUDE." THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO TRIM THE NOSE DOWN. HE ADDED, "THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH RIGHT WING." THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE LEFT WING, COMING TO REST INVERTED. THERE WAS A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT STATING HE SAW "DUST DEVILS" NEAR THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CROSSWINDS 20-25 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, VEERED OFF RUNWAY TO RIGHT, RIGHT WING CONTACTED GROUND, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE AND NO PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
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