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FAA incident report · Univar 108-3 · Gladewater, TX · April 13, 1999

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Date
April 13, 1999 · 14:48 local
Place
Gladewater, TX
Airport
Gladewater Munu Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4177C
Reported as
Univar 1083
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4165B3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,407 total6 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N4177CRegistered now · Stinson 108-3S/N 108-5177 · Built 1950Airframe modelStinson 108-3Engine modelFranklin 6A4165 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Attached letter from pilot jesse loffer states following description: takeoff at Gladewater runway 13. After normal runup and liftoff, at about 20-30 ft. above the runway, the aircraft would not climb, I leveled out, the aircraft would not accelerate. I had a highway and trees straight ahead and not enough runway to safely land so I turned 90 degrees to the right to land on the grass. Partway through the roll out the aircraft went over dirt extension of runway 17 which blew the left main tire and put the airplane on its back. Damage due to incident: top of rudder, top skins of wingtips, left wing struts, prop. Pilot: no injuries. No passengers.

As the FAA filed it

ATTACHED LETTER FROM PILOT JESSE LOFFER STATES FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION: TAKEOFF AT GLADEWATER RUNWAY 13. AFTER NORMAL RUNUP AND LIFTOFF, AT ABOUT 20-30 FT. ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, I LEVELED OUT, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD A HIGHWAY AND TREES STRAIGHT AHEAD AND NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY TO SAFELY LAND SO I TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO LAND ON THE GRASS. PARTWAY THROUGH THE ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER DIRT EXTENSION OF RUNWAY 17 WHICH BLEW THE LEFT MAIN TIRE AND PUT THE AIRPLANE ON ITS BACK. DAMAGE DUE TO INCIDENT: TOP OF RUDDER, TOP SKINS OF WINGTIPS, LEFT WING STRUTS, PROP. PILOT: NO INJURIES. NO PASSENGERS.