20050721014679A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 680FL · Las Vegas, NV · July 21, 2005

Date: July 21, 2005 · 17:00 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: CMMA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7UP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05GA243
Reported as: Gulstm 680FL
Fatal injuries: 0

N7UPRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2006 · Aero Commander 680FLS/N 1349-29 · Built 1964 Airframe modelAero Commander 680FL Engine modelLycoming IO-720 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was not properly configured for takeoff. Flaps were set at 30 degrees. The airplane lifted off from runway 12R at north Las Vegas airport prematurely and did not climb out of ground effect. After the pilot retracted the gear, the aircraft impacted off the end of the runway and was destroyed. High density altitude was also a factor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY CONFIGURED FOR TAKEOFF. FLAPS WERE SET AT 30 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF FROM RUNWAY 12R AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT PREMATURELY AND DID NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. AFTER THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS DESTROYED. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ALSO A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05GA243Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLas Vegas, NVThe pilot's excessive selection of flaps prior to takeoff, which resulted in a failure to obtain/maintain an appropriate climb airspeed, and an inadvertent stall/mush during takeoff-initial climb. A factor contributing to the accident was a high density…Jul 22, 2005 · Destroyed