- Date
- August 9, 1983, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Afton, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6512QAlon A2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830809043669A
- Case key
- 23816
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an aerial observation mission, the passenger became ill, so the plt elected to land on a hard-packed strip across a plowed field. After landing, he walked over the area. Except for a rut at about midfield, he perceived there would be no problem in taking off again. He decided to stay to the left while in the vicinity of the rut during the takeoff. Also, the plt selected a 'point-of-no-return' & an abort point. A short time later, he began the takeoff using soft field procedures. However, when he reached his abort point, the airspeed was decreasing, instead of increasing. He aborted the takeoff, but was unable to stop before hitting a level at the end of the field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6512Q
- Reported as
- Alon A2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A-112
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Continental C90-16F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jess T. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 25, 1983 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- WLW · Willows, CA
- Airport
- runway 2, 1,500 × 25 ft, dirt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 415 total · 350 in this make and model · 384 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYV, 41 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.