What happened
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(-23) On 9/24/99 PIC schordje was giving a company fam ride to Mr. Hadelman for wings of Denver flight school. Mr. Handelman had not flown as an instructor for the school for over ninety days. Mr. Handelman had control of the aircraft as they taxied on to 17L at Centennial Airport, CO. For take off. After normal acceleration and lift off, and at approx. 250' AGL the aircraft went into ground effect and the PIC noted a loss of climb performance and heard a rough sounding engine. The PIC took control of the aircraft and further enriched the mixture and retracted gear in hope of improving climb performance. The PIC determined he could not put the aircraft back on the runway safely and turned the aircraft east with hopes of using runway 28. The engine regained power but only temporarily. The PIC then commited to an emergency landing and landed the aircraft two miles south east of the airport in a vacant field. The only damaged incurred was a four inch dent in the tail. No injuries were sustained and aircraft was towed to airport. The engine is currently in the process of being overhauled although run up post accident revealed no malfunction. Engine had almost 3,000 hours sin ce overhaul.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/24/99 PIC SCHORDJE WAS GIVING A COMPANY FAM RIDE TO MR. HADELMAN FOR WINGS OF DENVER FLIGHT SCHOOL. MR. HANDELMAN HAD NOT FLOWN AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THE SCHOOL FOR OVER NINETY DAYS. MR. HANDELMAN HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THEY TAXIED ON TO 17L AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, CO. FOR TAKE OFF. AFTER NORMAL ACCELERATION AND LIFT OFF, AND AT APPROX. 250' AGL THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO GROUND EFFECT AND THE PIC NOTED A LOSS OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE AND HEARD A ROUGH SOUNDING ENGINE. THE PIC TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FURTHER ENRICHED THE MIXTURE AND RETRACTED GEAR IN HOPE OF IMPROVING CLIMB PERFORMANCE. THE PIC DETERMINED HE COULD NOT PUT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY SAFELY AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT EAST WITH HOPES OF USING RUNWAY 28. THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. THE PIC THEN COMMITED TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT TWO MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT IN A VACANT FIELD. THE ONLY DAMAGED INCURRED WAS A FOUR INCH DENT IN THE TAIL. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO AIRPORT. THE ENGINE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING OVERHAULED ALTHOUGH RUN UP POST ACCIDENT REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION. ENGINE HAD ALMOST 3,000 HOURS SIN CE OVERHAUL.
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