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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Cosmosiii · Deer Park, WA · July 9, 2002

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Date: July 9, 2002
Place: Deer Park, WA
Airport: Deer Park Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr Cosmosiii
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot initiated takeoff from runway 34. Full power was applied and a/c began to climb, then began a roll to the left. Bank angle continued to increase, a/c began to apparently "slip" sideways to contact with the ground. There was no indication, to observers on ground, of any flight control inputs after the takeoff roll began.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND A/C BEGAN TO CLIMB, THEN BEGAN A ROLL TO THE LEFT. BANK ANGLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE, A/C BEGAN TO APPARENTLY "SLIP" SIDEWAYS TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO INDICATION, TO OBSERVERS ON GROUND, OF ANY FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS AFTER THE TAKEOFF ROLL BEGAN.