# NTSB MIA96LA228: Canadair T-33, N99195, Punta Gorda, FL, September 7, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 7, 1996, 09:40 local (13:40 UTC) - Place: Punta Gorda, FL - Coordinates: 26.889753, -82.050201 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8898&lon=-82.0502&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report April 29, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38086 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA228 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38086/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA228 ## Probable cause failure of the pilot to extend the wing flaps for takeoff, and his failure to attain sufficient airspeed for flight with the flaps retracted, which resulted in a stall/mush after lift-off. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause) - lowering of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command - terrain condition - soft ## Analysis After takeoff, the aircraft began to mush and would not accelerate. The pilot landed straight ahead in a field. After the aircraft came to rest, the pilot exited the aircraft, and the engine continued to run, causing a fire in the field. The pilot reported to an FAA inspector that the engine developed 100 percent power for takeoff and that he did not use wing flaps for takeoff. The checklist, which was found in the aircraft, required that wing flaps be set to 32 degrees for takeoff. A review of the aircraft flight manual showed that there were no performance charts for taking off with the wing flaps retracted. ## Factual narrative On September 7, 1996, about 0940 eastern daylight time, a Canadair T-33, N99195, registered to an individual, collided with terrain during an aborted takeoff, at Charlotte County Airport, Punta Gorda, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 ferry flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the airline transport-rated pilot received minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated to NTSB that he was ferrying the airplane to Orlando, Florida, for an annual inspection. During the takeoff the aircraft was performing acceptably for flight. After takeoff, the aircraft began to mush and he "knew that it was losing power." He performed an emergency landing straight ahead and after the aircraft came to a stop he exited the aircraft. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector shortly after the accident that the engine developed 100 percent power during the takeoff. He did not report having a loss of engine power. He stated that after the aircraft came to rest, he exited through the broken canopy. The engine continued to run and started a fire in the marsh around the aircraft. He also stated to the FAA inspector that he did not use wing flaps for takeoff. Checklists that were found in the aircraft by an FAA inspector called for wing flaps to be set to 32 degrees for takeoff. A review of the aircraft flight manual by an FAA inspector showed that there are no performance charts for taking off with the wing flaps retracted. (See attached FAA inspector statement and checklists) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N99195](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99195-1997-07-15), registration cancelled 1997-07-15, S/N T33236 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Canadair T-33 - Registry model: [Canadair T-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-t-33) (registry code 1901204) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 236 - Engines: Rolls-Royce NENE 10 5100 lbs thrust turbo jet - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Ferry, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert C. Tullius - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 15, 1995, 80 hours before - Departed: PGD - Destination: ORL, ORLANDO, FL - Airport: PGD, Charlotte County, runway 15, 5,049 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 20,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 4 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 79 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: FMY, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960907026379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907026379A), Sep 7, 1996: Lkheed T33, Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to use flaps properly as called out in checklist. Mushed into trees, fire after crash. (.19) on September 7, 1996, about 0940 eastern daylight… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.