CHI83FA350

NTSB accident investigation · Monnett Moni · Omro, WI · August 1, 1983

Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal report
Date
August 1, 1983, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
Place
Omro, WI
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3919XMonnett Moni
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830801037309A
Case key
12008

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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.

Loss of control - in flightTakeoff - initial climb
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Touch-and-go - performedPilot in command
Climb - excessivePilot in command
Maneuver - performedPilot in command
Airspeed - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

According to witnesses, the wind was northwesterly at about 20 KTS & the rwy heading of the dirt strip was 030 deg. The plt made a low pass over the strip, then made a touch-&-go landing. On the 3rd apch, the acft touched down about 800 to 900 ft from the apch end, then it rolled aprx 900 to 1000 ft. the acft then lifted off in a steep climb & entered a steep right bank, from which, the nose dropped & the plane dived almost vertically to the ground. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found.

Aircraft

Registration
N3919X
Reported as
Monnett Moni
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Airframe hours
11
Engine
KFM 107, 22 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Roderick Q. Macdonald
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Experimental (Special)
Departed
OSH · Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Private, runway 3, 2,900 × 30 ft, dirt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
37
Certificates
Airline transport, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Helicopter, Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Front
Flight hours
10,000 total · 2 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
340° at 20 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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