- Date
- September 18, 1983, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- UNREGTeratorn Tierra II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 5984
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Analysis
The plt-in-command (PIC) stated he was taking off on a training flt with a student, using a 2 place, ultralight vehicle. During the takeoff roll, the rubber tread separated from the tailwheel & it began to dig into the airstrip. The PIC reported that after becoming airborne, the wind shifted to a quartering tail wind, and consequently he steered the vehicle to the left to avoid hitting terrain. However, the left main gear hit a dirt bank & the ultralight came to rest in a thicket. The PIC was registered with aopa air safety foundation as an asf examiner. Also, he was designated by the manufacturer to give instruction in the tierra ii ultralight as required by FAA exemption 3783. The PIC had logged aprx 25 hrs in single eng land acft, but had accumulated aprx 850 hrs in ultralight vehicles.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Teratorn Tierra II
- Category
- Ultralight, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 3449761
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 48 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 103
- Operator
- Ultra Flight Corp.
- Registered owner
- James Peeler
- Airport
- Lynn Field, runway 36, 600 × 250 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 875 total · 40 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F