20111003022749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Loehle LOEHLE P-40 · Tullahoma, TN · October 3, 2011

Date
October 3, 2011 · 17:00 local
Place
Tullahoma, TN
Airport
Tullahoma Regional Airport/Wm Norther
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N414L
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA013
Reported as
Loehle Loehle P-40
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,360 total140 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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 stated he was distracted by a perceived aileron problem. Upon takeoff from (tha) Tullahoma Tennessee, on runway 36, which is a 5002 foot runway, he caused the aircraft to go into a departure stall. At approximately 150 feet AGL, aircraft stalled and spun into ground, causing substantial damage. Injuries were minor to pilot, who was the only soul onboard. Aircraft did not have a current airworthiness certificate and registration was in process since 2008 bill of sale.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A PERCEIVED AILERON PROBLEM. UPON TAKEOFF FROM (THA) TULLAHOMA TENNESSEE, ON RUNWAY 36, WHICH IS A 5002 FOOT RUNWAY, HE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A DEPARTURE STALL. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INJURIES WERE MINOR TO PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY SOUL ONBOARD.AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION WAS IN PROCESS SINCE 2008 BILL OF SALE.

NTSB investigation

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