- Date
- June 23, 1985, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- St. Paul, MN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N81ASPZL PZL-104 Wilga 35A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850623027189A
- Case key
- 12889
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft contacted the rwy following a loss of control during takeoff. At an alt of 50 to 100 ft AGL after a maximum performance takeoff, the plt rapidly raised the flaps from 44 to 0 degs and the acft suddenly pitched nose down. The plt attempted remedial action, however, the acft contacted the rwy in a level attitude. Both persons on board stated theflt controls felt as if they were frozen. The acft bounced back into the air, climbed to an alt of aprx 100 ft AGL and again pitched nose down. The acft impacted a second time in a left wing, nose low attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81AS
- Reported as
- PZL PZL-104 Wilga 35A (PZL-104 WI)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 86280
- Airframe hours
- 600
- Engine
- Ivchenco AI-14RA, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Allan T. Dela
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 4, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Destination
- D97 · So. St. Paul, MN
- Airport
- D97 · So. St. Paul, runway 34, 4,000 × 75 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,166 total · 230 in this make and model · 1,988 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N81AS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.