- Date
- February 20, 1984, 14:59 local (20:59 UTC)
- Place
- Papillion, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N28673Gulfstream American AA5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840220003969A
- Case key
- 33633
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt overran during an attempted takeoff on the water covered rwy. The acft failed to attain the proper airspeed for lift off. During the overrun the nose gear sheared off. The plt said the standing water on the turf rwy prevented proper acceleration.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28673
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0746
- Airframe hours
- 1,009
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Great Planes Air Service
- Registered owner
- Gerald L. Wondercheck
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 25, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 30A · Papillion, NE
- Destination
- K56 · Maryville, MO
- Airport
- 30A · South Omaha, runway 35, 2,630 × 125 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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 56 total · 2 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 12 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.