- Date
- February 6, 1985, 12:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Camarillo, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3258PMilentz Quickie 02
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850206021549A
- Case key
- 24647
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Analysis
On a local test flt for the recently constructed experimental homebuilt acft, plt experienced an on ground loss of control during the takeoff ground roll, veered off the runway and cartwheeled after encounterimg plowed furrow. Pltstated that the takeoff roll was normal until achieving about 65 knots when the acft tail unexpectedly rose off the ground. Aft pitch control input resulted in the acft nose leaving the ground. Acft 'bounced' once off the runway and plt reduced power to idle. Acft then 'piled in again,' after which it slid off the left side of the runway, encountered a series of plowed furrows and 'cartwheeled multiple times.' Plt said there was no mechanical malfunction of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3258P
- Reported as
- Milentz Quickie 02
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2047
- Airframe hours
- 31
- Engine
- Revmaster 1, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth A. Milentz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 11, 1984 · 26 hours before
- Airport
- CMA · Camarillo, runway 26, 6,020 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 585 total · 26 in this make and model · 505 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 16 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OXR, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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