- Date
- May 31, 1990, 19:10 local (Jun 1, 1990, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Columbus, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N85CHSattler Aeroduster SA750
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900531018289A
- Case key
- 14505
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The pilot's lack of experience in the airplane was a related factor.
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 pilot lost directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll. He reported that when control was lost, he probably overcorrected with left rudder due to his lack of experience in the airplane (2.5 hours). The airplane ground looped off the left side of the runway and flipped inverted in the grass. The pilot reported that local winds were calm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85CH
- Reported as
- Sattler Aeroduster SA750 (AERODUSTER)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- SA-1
- Airframe hours
- 48
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- W. R. Sattler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 28, 1990 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- BAK · Columbus Muni, runway 32, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,160 total · 3 in this make and model · 580 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUF, 61 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.