- Date
- March 1, 1986, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Middlebury, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N27EFFolsom Sonerai II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860301006039A
- Case key
- 30233
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that the acft was slow to climb after takeoff and had reached an alt of only 100' AGL at the end of the 5000' lond rwy. The plt continued to state the acft was unable to clear rising terrain aprx 1/2 mile from the arpt. The acft contacted the rocky terrain which resulted in the nose gear and left main gear collapsing. A new propeller was installed on the acft prior to this flight, however, the plt cited no mechanical failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27EF
- Reported as
- Folsom Sonerai II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1476L
- Airframe hours
- 27
- Engine
- Volkswagen UNK, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Earl Edwin Folsom
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 16, 1985 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- OXC · Middlebury, CT
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 26 in this make and model · 1,156 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N27EF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.