- Date
- March 31, 1984, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5586AMartin AM-1 (Mauler)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840331008249A
- Case key
- 21295
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Analysis
The plt was making a takeoff in this large single engine single seat acft after only 1 hour of experience. The plt said that the engine or propeller malfunctioned. The acft veered off the side of the rwy through a fence and struck 4 horses. An FAA inspector could find no evidence of a prop or engine malfunction. This 4000 HP R-4360 engine creates a considerable amount of torque at full throttle which requires plt input to maintain directional control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5586A
- Reported as
- Martin AM-1 (Mauler) (AM-1 (MAUL)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13920
- Airframe hours
- 104
- Engine
- P&W R-4360, 4,000 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Confederate Air Force Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 25, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- F82 · Town And Country, runway 35, 2,600 × 40 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
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,498 total · 1 in this make and model · 3,481 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.