- Date
- August 28, 1983, 19:55 local (Aug 29, 1983, 00:55 UTC)
- Place
- Bucklin, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9620LGrumman American AA-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830828048249A
- Case key
- 33478
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt took off with a near full load of fuel. An adult passenger was in the right seat & a child was seated in the baggage compartment, which was not an approved seat. The density altitude at the arpt was aprx 4100 ft. the plt indicated that he rotated for lift off at the proper speed. However, after lift-off, the acft was climbing slowly when the right wing dipped, followed by the left wing. The acft then mushed & struck the rwy nosewheel 1st. Subsequently, the acft came to rest, off to the right side of the rwy in a field. The acft was estimated to be above its max gross wt limit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9620L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-B (AMERICAN A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0120
- Airframe hours
- 2,315
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Wait
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1982 · 165 hours before
- Airport
- 8K0 · Bucklin, runway 18, 2,600 × 100 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DDC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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