# Accident 20080905848159A: Namer SNJ5, Leadville, CO, September 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Lake County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2200° N, 106.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2200&lon=-106.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9813C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9813C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ5
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 5 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080905848159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN08CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA154), Sep 5, 2008: North American SNJ-5 (N9813C), Leadville, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N9813C (1)

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

- [Accident 19860815040269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860815040269A), Aug 15, 1986: Namer SNJ5 (N9813C), Redcliff, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft struck a wire during low altitude maneuvering and then hit the ground. Sun obscured a powerline.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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