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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210F · El Dorado, KS · May 2, 2003

Date
May 2, 2003 · 17:10 local
Place
El Dorado, KS
Airport
Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6128R
Reported as
Cessna T210F
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,310 total436 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was practicing crosswind takeoffs and landings. Pilot reported a gust of wind caught the aircraft and blew it to the edge of the runway. Grass area on edge of runway was very wet and the aircraft's main wheels dug in. The nosewheel was torn off. Pilot reports that he added power to climb out of the situation but the aircraft did not have enough power to overcome the soggy ground. Witnesses report the aircraft porpoised before departing the runway. Pilot was sole occupant of the aircraft. There were no injuries. Post accident investigation revealed that full throttle input by pilot was not producing full power to the engine. This failure would not have been evident in a normal preflight. However, the mechanical failure is secondary to the causal factors of loss of directional control and failure to reject the takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND BLEW IT TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. GRASS AREA ON EDGE OF RUNWAY WAS VERY WET AND THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN WHEELS DUG IN. THE NOSEWHEEL WAS TORN OFF. PILOT REPORTS THAT HE ADDED POWER TO CLIMB OUT OF THE SITUATION BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO OVERCOME THE SOGGY GROUND. WITNESSES REPORT THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED BEFORE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FULL THROTTLE INPUT BY PILOT WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER TO THE ENGINE. THIS FAILURE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EVIDENT IN A NORMAL PREFLIGHT. HOWEVER, THE MECHANICAL FAILURE IS SECONDARY TO THE CAUSAL FACTORS OF LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FAILURE TO REJECT THE TAKEOFF.