- Date
- August 21, 1983, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Vernon, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24840Leonard Spiezo Sport
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830821042729A
- Case key
- 33472
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Analysis
The acft collided with the rwy during takeoff. The wind was gusty and the temperature was high at 100 degrees f. the arpt elevation is 1240 ft MSL. The pilot stated that after takeoff he was climbing at about 200 ft AGL when a gust of wind dropped the right wing. The pilot made a correction to the left in a descending left turn. The engine was running at full power when the acft contacted the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24840
- Reported as
- Leonard Spiezo Sport (SPIEZO SPO)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 137
- Airframe hours
- 150
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. B. Graf
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1983
- Airport
- M020 · Mt. Vernon Municipal, runway 17, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,715 total · 15 in this make and model · 12,125 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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