- Date
- March 11, 1990, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2879GNorth American T-6G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900311003709A
- Case key
- 17894
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Probable cause
To be a failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.
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 said he leaned the engine improperly, resulting in an engine 'load up' during takeoff ground run. He said he lost directional control and the plane struck a snow bank and nosed over. He reported the propeller, canopy, left main landing gear, right wing and vertical stabilizer were bent. He further stated that the improper leaning caused power surges that initiated the loss of control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2879G
- Reported as
- North American T-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49-2996A
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bruce A. Grassfield
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- APA
- Destination
- APA
- Airport
- APA · Centennial, runway 10, 4,903 × 62 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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total · 30 in this make and model · 2,100 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.