# Accident 20151014017439A: Gross Michael E STOL CH 701, Eufaula, AL, October 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Airport: Weedon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9514° N, 85.1289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9514&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4931M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4931M-2016-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gross Michael E STOL CH 701 (registry code 05622HD, https://openairdocs.org/model/gross-michael-e-stol-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROSS MICHAEL E STOL CH 701
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 6 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014017439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT COMPLETED A NORMAL RUN-UP.  PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36.  PILOT STATES, THAT DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VIBRATE.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR ENGINE ROUGHNESS BY MOVING THE THROTTLE. ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER SO PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT HAD BEGAN A LEFT TURN AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REMAIN OVER THE RUNWAY BY INITIATING A TURN TO THE RIGHT.  AIRCRAFT WAS UNRESPONSIVE.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN NOSE DOWN POSITION AND THEN FLIPPED OVER IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA16LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA014), Oct 14, 2015: Gross Michael E Stol CH 701 (N4931M), Eufala, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined, because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.…

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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