- Date
- January 11, 1983, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N520RLockheed 18-56
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830111000829A
- Case key
- 5996
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that after he taxied to the rwy, the #1 oil temp was not up to the minimum temp. He set the parking & advanced the #1 throttle to 1500 RPM until the engine warmed up. When both oil temps were within limits, he advanced both throttles to 30 inches mp & 2250 RPM for a pretakeoff check. At that time, he used the normal (toe) brakes, since the parking brake would not hold the acft above aprx 1700 RPM. He then applied full power & released the brakes for takeoff. As he started to roll with a slight left x-wind, the acft began drifting left. He corrected with right rudder, some right brake & right aileron. The acft then began drifting right & the plt suspected a wind-shift fromthat direction. He applied left rudder & right aileron, but the plane veer right, went off the rwy & headed for a ditch. Unable to stop, the plt tried to clear the ditch. As the acft became airborne, the left wing dropped & hit the ground, and the acft yawed & crashed. The parking brake was found partially engaged. Tire marks were evident on the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N520R
- Reported as
- Lockheed 18-56
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2183
- Airframe hours
- 10,823
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-56, 1,300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner
- Joseph J. Hilsman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 3, 1982 · 15 hours before
- Destination
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 52A · Madison Municipal, runway 32, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,245 total · 28 in this make and model · 15,000 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.