What happened
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(-23) At about 07:30 on may 26, 2006, at the Springerville airport a PA-28-140, N6309W, took off from runway 21, for the second flight of the day and for the purpose of flight instruction. The field elevation is 7112' and the temperature was about 70 degrees. The aircraft had just been flown around the pattern performing well and the engine run up and the magneto drop test was normal. During the second takeoff roll, the student was practicing maintaining directional control during high speed taxi and the instructor was working the throttle and the ailerons. The instructor took over all controls at rotation, but the aircraft did not obtain normal climb performance. The RPM was about 2300 and the rate of climb about 50' per minute apparently behind the power curve. The instructor lowered the nose for best angle of climb, the aircraft then cleared some power lines. The terrain was rising faster than the aircraft. The instructor checked the fuel pump and tried adjusting the mixture but nothing helped. He did not risk checking carburetor heat and did not believe carburetor ice was a possible source of the problem and that trying it would further reduce power. He said he hit the ground nearly parallel and as close to stall speed as possible.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT ABOUT 07:30 ON MAY 26, 2006, AT THE SPRINGERVILLE AIRPORT A PA-28-140, N6309W, TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 21, FOR THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. THE FIELD ELEVATION IS 7112' AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN FLOWN AROUND THE PATTERN PERFORMING WELL AND THE ENGINE RUN UP AND THE MAGNETO DROP TEST WAS NORMAL. DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL, THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS WORKING THE THROTTLE AND THE AILERONS. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER ALL CONTROLS AT ROTATION, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT OBTAIN NORMAL CLIMB PERFORMANCE. THE RPM WAS ABOUT 2300 AND THE RATE OF CLIMB ABOUT 50' PER MINUTE APPARENTLY BEHIND THE POWER CURVE. THE INSTRUCTOR LOWERED THE NOSE FOR BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT THEN CLEARED SOME POWER LINES. THE TERRAIN WAS RISING FASTER THAN THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP AND TRIED ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE BUT NOTHING HELPED. HE DID NOT RISK CHECKING CARBURETOR HEAT AND DID NOT BELIEVE CARBURETOR ICE WAS A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT TRYING IT WOULD FURTHER REDUCE POWER. HE SAID HE HIT THE GROUND NEARLY PARALLEL AND AS CLOSE TO STALL SPEED AS POSSIBLE.
NTSB investigation
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