- Date
- April 11, 1993, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dekalb, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N191DJKojima, Jun Lewis Cavalier
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930411008759A
- Case key
- 33251
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the lack of total experience by the pilot-in-command in the type operation.
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
Shortly after takeoff near the departure end of the runway, the plt inadvertently stalled the airplane which impacted the ground nose and left wing low. The airplane then cartwheeled and came to rest upright. According to the pilot's wife who was a witness, the engine sounded normal. She further stated that this was the first takeoff attempt from the grass airstrip. Examination of the cockpit revealed that the landing gear selector handle was in the down position. Examination of the airframe and engine by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. In the opinion of a pilot who had performed one takeoff in this airplane from this airstrip, the climb performance was marginal due to the large propeller blade angle of the homemade propeller. He stated that the engine performance was similar to what he would expect with a cruise propeller installed. He advised the pilot that operations were marginal from the accident airstrip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N191DJ
- Reported as
- Kojima, Jun Lewis Cavalier
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- SA105 5-6848
- Airframe hours
- 50
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290G, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kojima, Jun Lewis
- Registered owner
- Kojima, Jun Lewis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 27, 1992 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · None, runway 22, 1,200 × 40 ft, grass/turf
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 97 total · 54 in this make and model · 54 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEI, 30 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.