What happened
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(.19) On August 28, 1999, at 1510 central daylight time, a Boeing stearman E-75, N4752V, sustained substantial damage during an aborted takeoff on runway 36 (3,997 feet by 60 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport, Sparta, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the pilot, the takeoff roll and liftoff were unremarkable. The pilot reported that at approximately 50-75 feet above ground level (AGL) he noted that the airplane was not accelerating and he, "...felt a slight descent rate." The pilot stated that he elected to land and the airplane touched down approximately abeam the taxiway entrance at the north end of the airport. The pilot reported that he was going to overrun the end of the runway and that there was a ditch off the end of the runway so he, "tried to lift the airplane over the ditch." After the second touchdown, the aircraft began to track to the left and the left wingtip contacted the terrain. The pilot did not report any engine anomalies occurring prior to and during the accident sequence. A weather observation reporting station, located 25 nautical miles north of the accident site, reported few clouds at 4,500 feet AGL, visibility of 7 statute miles, barometric pressure of 30.04 inches of mercury, and the winds variable at 5 knots. (-23)during takeoff, left off was normal, however, at approximately 50-75 feet the aircraft would not accelerate and a decent rate was flet. All engine indications were normal. At touch down the PIC closed the throttle and mixture controls. The aircraft departed the runway, became airborne, and touched down again on the other side of a ditch, breaking off the left main gear. The left gear was driven into the bottom of the left wing as the aircraft settled. Aircraft came to rest on the tail wheel, right main, and left wing.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 28, 1999, AT 1510 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING STEARMAN E-75, N4752V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 36 (3,997 FEET BY 60 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FIELD AIRPORT, SPARTA, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND LIFTOFF WERE UNREMARKABLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 50-75 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) HE NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND HE, "...FELT A SLIGHT DESCENT RATE." THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO LAND AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ABEAM THE TAXIWAY ENTRANCE AT THE NORTH END OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS GOING TO OVERRUN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THAT THERE WAS A DITCH OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY SO HE, "TRIED TO LIFT THE AIRPLANE OVER THE DITCH." AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TRACK TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY ENGINE ANOMALIES OCCURRING PRIOR TO AND DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. A WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTING STATION, LOCATED 25 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED FEW CLOUDS AT 4,500 FEET AGL, VISIBILITY OF 7 STATUTE MILES, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE OF 30.04 INCHES OF MERCURY, AND THE WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. (-23)DURING TAKEOFF, LEFT OFF WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 50-75 FEET THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND A DECENT RATE WAS FLET. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AT TOUCH DOWN THE PIC CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, BECAME AIRBORNE, AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A DITCH, BREAKING OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE LEFT GEAR WAS DRIVEN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE TAIL WHEEL, RIGHT MAIN, AND LEFT WING.
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