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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Namer SNJ-5 · Leadville, CO · September 5, 2008

Date: September 5, 2008 · 11:30 local
Place: Leadville, CO
Airport: Lake County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9813C
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08CA154
Reported as: Namer SNJ5
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total5 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N9813CRegistered now · North American SNJ-5S/N 84995 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot and owner/passenger performed normal run-up with a good systems check. Pilot initiated takeoff roll down rwy 34. He stated that he pushed forward stick to lift the tail off at 50-60 knots. In the run up pilot stated the engine was producing normal power but at the point where forward stick was applied the engine failed to develop power for further acceleration. The tail came back down. The pilot stated that the tailwheel remained unlocked in a castered position with pressure back on the tail. The aircraft veered off the right side of the runway. Pilot steered back onto the runway overshot dragged the left wing tip in dirt on the side of the runway then the aircraft left the runway to the left side and went into trees and bushes off the runway. Damage to the rudder, right wing leading edge, link on left gear door broken, left wing skin damage on the wingtip leading edge, skin wrinkles and popped rivets. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND OWNER/PASSENGER PERFORMED NORMAL RUN-UP WITH A GOOD SYSTEMS CHECK. PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF ROLL DOWN RWY 34. HE STATED THAT HE PUSHED FORWARD STICK TO LIFT THE TAIL OFF AT 50-60 KNOTS. IN THE RUN UP PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING NORMAL POWER BUT AT THE POINT WHERE FORWARD STICK WAS APPLIED THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP POWER FOR FURTHER ACCELERATION. THE TAIL CAME BACK DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAILWHEEL REMAINED UNLOCKED IN A CASTERED POSITION WITH PRESSURE BACK ON THE TAIL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STEERED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY OVERSHOT DRAGGED THE LEFT WING TIP IN DIRT ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THEN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE AND WENT INTO TREES AND BUSHES OFF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, LINK ON LEFT GEAR DOOR BROKEN, LEFT WING SKIN DAMAGE ON THE WINGTIP LEADING EDGE, SKIN WRINKLES AND POPPED RIVETS. NO INJURIES.

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 DEN08CA154Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLeadville, COThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.Sep 5, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9813C · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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