- Date
- August 29, 1983, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Florala, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N139TSSmith, Ted Aerostar 600-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830829044749A
- Case key
- 6181
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during takeoff roll he experienced a power surge but the engine did not quit. He aborted the takeoff by reducing power on both engines and applying brakes. This resulted in the aircraft swerving off the right side of the runway, rolling thru the grass and striking a culvert which separated the landing gear. Wreckage examination revealed: both throttles at idle, mixture and prop controls were full forward and full rich and high RPM on respective engine controls. All cables attaching hardware was intact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N139TS
- Reported as
- Smith, Ted Aerostar 600-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 139
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Wayland E. Tyner
- Registered owner
- J&L Building And Carpet Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1982 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Crestview, FL
- Airport
- 0J4 · Florala, runway 22, 3,200 × 80 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,616 total · 430 in this make and model · 4,423 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CEW, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.