- Date
- May 12, 1988, 16:42 local (22:42 UTC)
- Place
- Cut Bank, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N31DJJudge Q2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880512019379A
- Case key
- 17331
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Analysis
The acdt occurred on the arpt when the plt decided to abort the flt shortly after takeoff. The plt said that after takeoff the acft did not seem to accelerate properly so he decided to land. The takeoff had been made on a 5300 ft long rwy which has a 600 ft overrun and a 2545 ft section of unusable rwy beyond the overrun. The plt said the acft drifted to the rt after takeoff and the landing was made in the grass area beside the unusable section of the rwy. After landing the acft crossed an abandoned rwy from which the asphalt had been removed. Upon crossing the abandoned rwy the acft struck a lip and the lt canard broke off. The density alt at the time of the acdt was about 5900 ft. the plt said the flight manual instructions for high alt operations in this acft are sketchy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31DJ
- Reported as
- Judge Q2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2876
- Airframe hours
- 60
- Engine
- Revmaster 210D-DQ, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Daniel J. Judge
- Registered owner
- Daniel J. Judge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1988 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- CTB
- Destination
- CTB
- Airport
- CTB · Cut Bank Muni., runway 31, 5,300 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,445 total · 57 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CTB, 1 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.