19990824042869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr MERLIN GT · Cortland, NY · August 24, 1999

Date: August 24, 1999 · 17:00 local
Place: Cortland, NY
Airport: Cortland County/Chase Field
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N522LZ
Reported as: Amtr Merlingt
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,140 total16 in the last 90 days

N522LZRegistered now · Liszewski Walter F MERLIN GTS/N M1191 · Built 1993 Airframe modelLiszewski Walter F MERLIN GT Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On Monday, August 23, 1999 at 5:18 p.m., N522LZ, an experimental merlin gt a/c departed from Cortland airport (N03). The a/c climbed to an altitude of approx. 200 to 300 feet. The pilot said it felt as if the a/c woul;d stall if he pulled back anymore on the control yoke. The owner/passenger said that the airplane descended slowly at almost level flight. The a/c landed about one mile west of the departure end of runway 24 in a field. The gear had collapsed with very little damage to the rest of the a/c. both occupants were not injured. This incident is considered closed. (Tty)acft crashed on take-off and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1999 AT 5:18 P.M., N522LZ, AN EXPERIMENTAL MERLIN GT A/C DEPARTED FROM CORTLAND AIRPORT (N03). THE A/C CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 200 TO 300 FEET. THE PILOT SAID IT FELT AS IF THE A/C WOUL;D STALL IF HE PULLED BACK ANYMORE ON THE CONTROL YOKE. THE OWNER/PASSENGER SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED SLOWLY AT ALMOST LEVEL FLIGHT. THE A/C LANDED ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24 IN A FIELD. THE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE A/C. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. (TTY)ACFT CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.