- Date
- September 9, 1983, 07:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place
- Breckenridge, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2621KPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830909047989A
- Case key
- 16156
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing on a private arpt that was closed to public use, the plt was prohibited from using it to takeoff again. He received permission from the owner of a gravel plt to use his 'haul road' which was located next to the arpt. The elevation of the road was about 9400 ft. the plt taxied off the arpt & onto the gravel plt road. He stated that during the takeoff roll, he lowered the tail as he approached lift-off speed. At that time, the acft hit a rolling dip in the road & lifted off to about 15 to 20 ft AGL & rolled the acft into a shallow right turn. According to the plt, he experienced a power loss at that time. He leveled the wings and applied full flaps in an attempt to continue flying. Reportedly, the acft then hit on its nose & spun 270 deg to the left. An exam revealed the carb heat was on & the mixture waas at full rich, but no evidence of a preimpact malfunction was found. The density alt was estimated to be about 10,500 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2621K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 54-2629
- Airframe hours
- 2,633
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Roland A. Jones
- Registered owner
- Seale Aviation Supply Co.,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 3, 1983 · 44 hours before
- Destination
- 20V · Kremmling, CO
- Airport
- C011 · Summit County
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,510 total · 300 in this make and model · 1,431 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.