- Date
- October 8, 1984, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pembina, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4632THomebuilt EAA Special
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841008054789A
- Case key
- 16777
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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
This was the pilot's first operation in this make and model. During taxi, excessive use of brakes caused the aircraft to weave severely. Power was not reduced but back stick input was made. The aircraft became airborne prematurely in ground effect, stalled at about 25 ft AGL & spun 1/2 turn before impacting the ground nose 1st.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4632T
- Reported as
- Homebuilt EAA Special (EAA SPECIA)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 563
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-G4, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Juhl, Brian E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1984 · 22 hours before
- Airport
- PMB · Pembina, runway 15, 2,600 × 50 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 155 total · 110 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 50 °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.