What happened
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Acft crashed into a building on airport property under unknown circumstances, one POB suffered fatal injuries, the other POB has serious injuries, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)an eyewitness saw the airplane takeoff and attain an altitu de of 20 to 25 feet. He characterized the airplane's performance as 'sluggish', in that the rate of climb and forward airspeed appeared slower than he's seen from these same type airplanes many times before. The left wingtip grazed the hangar he was watching from, and impacted the roof line of the next door two-story building. The flaps appeared full down when the airplane flew past his position. Subsequent examination by an FAA inspector revealed the flap actuator was in the full down position, and that no evidence of any mechanical malfunction or failure of the airframe or engine could be detected. Postcrash analysis of the takeoff weight revealed the airplane was 42 pounds over maximum gross takeoff limit, with zero fuel. Had the airplane's fuel tank been topped off, the over gross weight would have been 150 pounds. (-23) on August 11, 1999 at 0937, an amatuer-built airplanne (aventura), N303SQ piloted by privacy data omitted attempted to take off with the flaps in the full down position. The a/c gained a maximum altitude of approx. 30 feet. The pilot lost directional control and collided with a building off the left side of the runway. The a/c was destroyed, the passenger was fatally injured and the pilot received serious injuries. The pilotprivacy data omitted the flight originated at the Rockledge airport at 0936 EST.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING ON AIRPORT PROPERTY UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ONE POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE OTHER POB HAS SERIOUS INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)AN EYEWITNESS SAW THE AIRPLANE TAKEOFF AND ATTAIN AN ALTITU DE OF 20 TO 25 FEET. HE CHARACTERIZED THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE AS 'SLUGGISH', IN THAT THE RATE OF CLIMB AND FORWARD AIRSPEED APPEARED SLOWER THAN HE'S SEEN FROM THESE SAME TYPE AIRPLANES MANY TIMES BEFORE. THE LEFT WINGTIP GRAZED THE HANGAR HE WAS WATCHING FROM, AND IMPACTED THE ROOF LINE OF THE NEXT DOOR TWO-STORY BUILDING. THE FLAPS APPEARED FULL DOWN WHEN THE AIRPLANE FLEW PAST HIS POSITION. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THE FLAP ACTUATOR WAS IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION, AND THAT NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE COULD BE DETECTED. POSTCRASH ANALYSIS OF THE TAKEOFF WEIGHT REVEALED THE AIRPLANE WAS 42 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF LIMIT, WITH ZERO FUEL. HAD THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANK BEEN TOPPED OFF, THE OVER GROSS WEIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN 150 POUNDS. (-23) ON AUGUST 11, 1999 AT 0937, AN AMATUER-BUILT AIRPLANNE (AVENTURA), N303SQ PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH THE FLAPS IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION. THE A/C GAINED A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 30 FEET. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A BUILDING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED, THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ROCKLEDGE AIRPORT AT 0936 EST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.