- Date
- May 22, 1983, 15:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Big Piney, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3726HAircoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830522020419A
- Case key
- 16078
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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.
Analysis
The pilot was practicing a short field takeoff. However, he held the elevator full back during the takeoff roll until the acft was 50 ft AGL, and then only released it slightly. According to the pilot, airspeed was 47 mph at 50 ft and about 57 mph at 70 ft. then the acft nose fell and the acft started to sink rapidly. The pilot then tried to pick up airspeed and recover but the acft continued to settle. Just before ground impact the pilot said he applied back elevator with no response. The acft hit on the nose gear, bounced and nosed over as it left the rwy. The best angle of climb airspeed (vx) is 70 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3726H
- Reported as
- Aircoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4351
- Airframe hours
- 1,529
- Engine
- Continental C75-12F, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Rowley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 28, 1982 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- BPI · Big Piney, runway 31, 4,400 × 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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 222 total · 67 in this make and model · 145 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BPI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.