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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mcculley Ro Wittman TAI · Lamoni, IA · June 12, 2010

Date
June 12, 2010 · 13:30 local
Place
Lamoni, IA
Airport
Lamoni Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8519N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA323
Reported as
Mcculley Ro Wittman TAI
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted a take off in an overweight condition. The aircraft failed to reach appropriate speed for take off. Pilot aborted, ran off the end of the runway and the aircraft flipped over as it ran through tall grass. Passenger was injured. Pilot was operating with student pilot certificate that expired 9 years earlier and had no current medical.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF IN AN OVERWEIGHT CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO REACH APPROPRIATE SPEED FOR TAKE OFF. PILOT ABORTED, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AS IT RAN THROUGH TALL GRASS. PASSENGER WAS INJURED. PILOT WAS OPERATING WITH STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE THAT EXPIRED 9 YEARS EARLIER AND HAD NO CURRENT MEDICAL.

NTSB investigation

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