- Date
- July 31, 1983, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nickerson, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3231BMonke Rotec Rally 3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830731039609A
- Case key
- 33454
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Analysis
The acft was a registered, home built, 2 place, ultralight vehicle. The passenger was the plt's friend who was building his own ultralight & wanted to ride along to get a general feeling of how to land this type of acft. The plt reported that the temp was 86 deg & the wind was from 330 deeeg at 8 KTS. After about a 500 ft ground roll, they lifted off at 30 mph IAS. After climbing about 50 to 60FT AGL, the airspeed dropped to 25 mph & the plt lowered the nose to regain airspeed. The ultralight began descending & the plt was unable to round out before impacting the ground. The ultralight rolled forward aprx 1 1/2 times & was demolished. The density alt was aprx 3100 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3231B
- Reported as
- Monke Rotec Rally 3 (ROTEC RALL)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 45704241
- Airframe hours
- 39
- Engine
- Rotax 2 CYCLE, 50 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David M. Monke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- ROT · Farm Strip, runway 33, 1,290 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 102 total · 14 in this make and model · 73 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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