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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Olmsted Charles A RV-4 · Dwight, IL · July 27, 2016

Date
July 27, 2016 · 19:20 local
Place
Dwight, IL
Airport
Dwight
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54CV
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA397
Reported as
Olmsted Charles A RV-4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,827 total22 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The flight was planned as a part 91 flight. The pilot in command (PIC) attempted to land on runway 36 at Dwight Airport (kdtg), a turf runway, at approximately 1920. The closest recorded weather at pontiac, IL (pnt) at 1915 was sky clear, winds 125 degrees at 3 knots. After landing, the PIC recognized she had landed long and there was not enough runway available to stop. The PIC then elected to initiate a go around. The aircraft lifted off but was unable to clear the vegetation in the adjacent field and struck the ground approximately 175 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. The aircraft came to a stop inverted approximately 200 feet beyond the departure end of the runway (see attached diagram).

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED AS A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AT DWIGHT AIRPORT (KDTG), A TURF RUNWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 1920. THE CLOSEST RECORDED WEATHER AT PONTIAC, IL (PNT) AT 1915 WAS SKY CLEAR, WINDS 125 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS. AFTER LANDING, THE PIC RECOGNIZED SHE HAD LANDED LONG AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY AVAILABLE TO STOP. THE PIC THEN ELECTED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE VEGETATION IN THE ADJACENT FIELD AND STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY (SEE ATTACHED DIAGRAM).

NTSB investigation

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