What happened
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(-23) The aircraft departed olu rwy 32 with pilot and 5 pax on board. The PIC was positioned in the right seat and the single, throw over control was being manipulated by a pilot occupying the left seat. About 50 feet in the air, the person manipulating the controls from the left seat made the comment to the PIC occupying right seat, "it feels like I'm losing power." The aircraft was pulling to the left and right rudder and aileron were applied. The aircraft settled in grass between rwy 32 and the taxiway with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft skidded approximately 1/4 mile before coming to a stop. Propeller marks are visible from just after the point of impact to a point just before the end of the skid with the right propeller marks ending before the left. A telephone interview was conducted with all passengers and no change in engine noise or pitch was heard. Three passengers mentioned hearing a horn. Two stated the horn came on just before touchdown. The stepson of the person in control was a pax in rear seat. He said they never got more than 16 feet in the air. Subsequent information gathered from interested parties indicated the aircraft had been topped off with fuel and with 6 people on board, exceeded the certified gross take-off weight. In addition, the airplane flight manual was missing earlier revisions and was not current by 3 revisions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OLU RWY 32 WITH PILOT AND 5 PAX ON BOARD. THE PIC WAS POSITIONED IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND THE SINGLE, THROW OVER CONTROL WAS BEING MANIPULATED BY A PILOT OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT. ABOUT 50 FEET IN THE AIR, THE PERSON MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS FROM THE LEFT SEAT MADE THE COMMENT TO THE PIC OCCUPYING RIGHT SEAT, "IT FEELS LIKE I'M LOSING POWER." THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON WERE APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN GRASS BETWEEN RWY 32 AND THE TAXIWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. PROPELLER MARKS ARE VISIBLE FROM JUST AFTER THE POINT OF IMPACT TO A POINT JUST BEFORE THE END OF THE SKID WITH THE RIGHT PROPELLER MARKS ENDING BEFORE THE LEFT. A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH ALL PASSENGERS AND NO CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE OR PITCH WAS HEARD. THREE PASSENGERS MENTIONED HEARING A HORN. TWO STATED THE HORN CAME ON JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE STEPSON OF THE PERSON IN CONTROL WAS A PAX IN REAR SEAT. HE SAID THEY NEVER GOT MORE THAN 16 FEET IN THE AIR. SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION GATHERED FROM INTERESTED PARTIES INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL AND WITH 6 PEOPLE ON BOARD, EXCEEDED THE CERTIFIED GROSS TAKE-OFF WEIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL WAS MISSING EARLIER REVISIONS AND WAS NOT CURRENT BY 3 REVISIONS.
NTSB investigation
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