- Date
- October 1, 1989, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greers Ferry, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- CGODMAlon Aircoupe
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 34888
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgement of performance data which resulted in the inability to gain sufficient airspeed for takeoff.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pvt pilot said that he was attempting a takeoff from a pasture farm field of about 1200 feet in length. He became airborne after about 950 feet, attained about 30 feet of altitude, when the aircraft settled once, bounced, then lifted off again, followed by a violent descent. The acft struck a land fill then careened into some metal barn trusses. The pilot reported that the engine appeared to be operating normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGODM
- Reported as
- Alon Aircoupe
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A213
- Engine
- Continental C-90-16F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Barton, Bill
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Destination
- HBZ · Heber Springs, AR
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 340 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Observed at
- LIT, 50 nm away