What happened
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(-23)Pilot attempted takeoff on runway 23 at Adrian, MI. According to the pilot, the aircraft reached an altitude 50-100 feet and then began to descend. The aircraft landed in a field 1/2 mile southeast of airport. The aircraft rolled approximately 500 feet during the landing. The engine was inspected and no problems could be found. During a subsquent interview with the pilot, he stated he did weight & balance computation utilizing a pilot information manual. He stated the computations indicated he was approximately 30 pounds under gross weight. Using the actual weights from the approved flight manual and the weights provided by the pilot indicated that the aircraft was 134 pounds over maximum gross weight. Also, the weather obtained from the Adrian ASOS approximately 20 minutes after the incident, indicated the winds were 020 degrees at 5 knots which would have been a tailwind component.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 23 AT ADRIAN, MI. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE 50-100 FEET AND THEN BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET DURING THE LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND. DURING A SUBSQUENT INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE STATED HE DID WEIGHT & BALANCE COMPUTATION UTILIZING A PILOT INFORMATION MANUAL. HE STATED THE COMPUTATIONS INDICATED HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS UNDER GROSS WEIGHT. USING THE ACTUAL WEIGHTS FROM THE APPROVED FLIGHT MANUAL AND THE WEIGHTS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS 134 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. ALSO, THE WEATHER OBTAINED FROM THE ADRIAN ASOS APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT, INDICATED THE WINDS WERE 020 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A TAILWIND COMPONENT.
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