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FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Great Bend, KS · April 14, 2009

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Date
April 14, 2009 · 14:30 local
Place
Great Bend, KS
Airport
Great Bend Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84DT
Reported as
Aviat A1B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N84DTRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2013 · Aviat A-1BS/N 2348 · Built 2006Airframe modelAviat A-1BEngine modelLycoming O-360-A1PReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Airman attempted to take off on highway 156, two miles east of Great Bend, Kansas. The highway was NE to sw at 210 degrees and the winds were 140 degrees with gusts to 32 mph. The airman lost control of the aircraft which went through a ditch and eventually through a chain link fence. The result was a minor injury to the airmans hand and substantial damage to the left wing spar and engine firewall. The aircraft was then transported to the owners hanger just off the highway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON HIGHWAY 156, TWO MILES EAST OF GREAT BEND, KANSAS. THE HIGHWAY WAS NE TO SW AT 210 DEGREES AND THE WINDS WERE 140 DEGREES WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH. THE AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WENT THROUGH A DITCH AND EVENTUALLY THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE RESULT WAS A MINOR INJURY TO THE AIRMANS HAND AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE OWNERS HANGER JUST OFF THE HIGHWAY.