- Date
- September 10, 1982, 13:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place
- Falcon, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5666QMooney M20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820910047149A
- Case key
- 70662
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft was observed taking off downwind on an uphill gradient rwy. The acft rotated several times before lifting off into a 40-45 deg angle of climb & stalling. The takeoff roll was started abeam the runup pad which provided 3,500 ft for takeoff. An additional 700 ft of blacktop & 1,300 ft of usable dirt rwy was available south of the runup pad. The density altitude was computed to be 9,887 ft. flaps were not used. Performance data from the manufacturer using figures for a M20J (higher performance acft) showed that under the existing conditions & using takeoff flaps of 15 deg approximately 2,406 ft would be required for the takeoff roll with an additional 15,983 ft required to clear a 50 ft obstacle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5666Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 689
- Airframe hours
- 1,922
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dr. Eugene I. Buettner/Don Bym
- Registered owner
- Dr. Eugene I. Buettner/Don Bym
- Departed
- 00V · Falcon, CO
- Destination
- MLC · Mcalister, OK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 00V · Meadow Lake, runway 33, 5,000 × 35 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 572 total · 180 in this make and model · 558 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Temperature
- 178 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COS, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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