What happened
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(.4)The pilot aborted the first takeoff on runway 24 because he felt that the engine was not developing power. Subsequently, he taxied the airplane to runway 15, leaned the engine for the density altitude conditions, and initiated the takeoff roll on the 5,800-foot runway. The pilot determined that the airplane wasn't developing adequate speed for takeoff, and he aborted the second takeoff. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 15 and groundlooped. Winds were reported from 210 degrees at 7 knots with a temperature of 91 degrees fahrenheit. The density altitude was calculated as 8,000 feet. No mechanical discrepancies were reported. (-23)on may 6, 2000, at 1350 MST, a Stinson 180-3, N6905M, registered to privacy data omitted, ran off the right side of the runway during the take-off roll at the Socorro airport in Socorro, new Mexico, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been field. The aicraft was substanialy damaged and the commerical pilot was uninjured. (.19)on may 6, 2000, at 1350 MDT, a Stinson 108-3, single engine airplane, N6905M, sustained substantial damage during the takeoff/roll at the Socorro Municipal Airport, near Socorro, new Mexico. The airplane was owned and operated by a private individual under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that he was flying the airplane form the state oc California to the state of Michigan. The previous leg route was from cottonwood, Arizona, to Socorro. After refueling at Socorro, the pilot abirted the first takeoff on runway 24 because he felt that the engine was not developing power. Subsequently, he "taxied the airplane to runway 15, leaned the engine for the density altitude conditions, and initiated the takeoff on the 5,800 foot runway." The pilot further reported that it "felt like the left brake locked" and then the airplane veered off the right side of runway 15. The left wing spars sustained structural damage. The pilot reported the wind from 210 at 7 knots. At 1256, the surface weather observa tion facility at albuquerque, new Mexico, (60 nautical miles south of Socorro) reported the wind from 280 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 21 knots, temperature at 29 degrees centigrade [84.2 degrees fahrenheit], and an altimeter setting of 30.04 inches mercury. Density altitdue was claculated as 7, 571 feet by the NTSB iic.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT ABORTED THE FIRST TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24 BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO RUNWAY 15, LEANED THE ENGINE FOR THE DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS, AND INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON THE 5,800-FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE AIRPLANE WASN'T DEVELOPING ADEQUATE SPEED FOR TAKEOFF, AND HE ABORTED THE SECOND TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 15 AND GROUNDLOOPED. WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 210 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AS 8,000 FEET. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED. (-23)ON MAY 6, 2000, AT 1350 MST, A STINSON 180-3, N6905M, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL AT THE SOCORRO AIRPORT IN SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FIELD. THE AICRAFT WAS SUBSTANIALY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERICAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED. (.19)ON MAY 6, 2000, AT 1350 MDT, A STINSON 108-3, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6905M, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE TAKEOFF/ROLL AT THE SOCORRO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PLANNED CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE FORM THE STATE OC CALIFORNIA TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THE PREVIOUS LEG ROUTE WAS FROM COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA, TO SOCORRO. AFTER REFUELING AT SOCORRO, THE PILOT ABIRTED THE FIRST TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24 BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE "TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO RUNWAY 15, LEANED THE ENGINE FOR THE DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS, AND INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ON THE 5,800 FOOT RUNWAY." THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT IT "FELT LIKE THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED" AND THEN THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 15. THE LEFT WING SPARS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND FROM 210 AT 7 KNOTS. AT 1256, THE SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVA TION FACILITY AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, (60 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF SOCORRO) REPORTED THE WIND FROM 280 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE AT 29 DEGREES CENTIGRADE [84.2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT], AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.04 INCHES MERCURY. DENSITY ALTITDUE WAS CLACULATED AS 7, 571 FEET BY THE NTSB IIC.
NTSB investigation
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