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C-207 loses lift on takeoff, performs an off airport landing when pilot loses control of aircraft. Short field takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311916 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ome |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 7250 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 311916 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In jul/xx/95, I was flying a cessna 207 from serpentine hot springs in alaska. I had loaded 4 adults and 2 children onto the aircraft. The gross weight was 3300 pounds. My takeoff distance was estimated at 850-900 ft. The runway is 1300 ft long with 3 ft shrubs on the east end. There was a 15 KT wind blowing from the e-ne. I completed a runup, set the airplane up for a short field takeoff, and taxied to the west end. I then turned the aircraft around, applying full power upon reaching runway line-up. The aircraft accelerated normally. The nose came up at the 1/3 point, the mains then became light at 2/3 runway, and the aircraft lifted off at 3/4 runway. The aircraft accelerated in ground effect, then began climbing. Shortly after we crossed the brush line, the aircraft encountered mechanically induced windshear and down drafts. The stall horn went off and the aircraft began to slow. Then the aircraft shuddered and began to sink toward the brush. The aircraft settled into the brush about 500 ft beyond the runway. All occupants got out of the airplane and went back to the building. We were picked up by 2 private airplanes later that day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C-207 LOSES LIFT ON TKOF, PERFORMS AN OFF ARPT LNDG WHEN PLT LOSES CTL OF ACFT. SHORT FIELD TKOF.
Narrative: IN JUL/XX/95, I WAS FLYING A CESSNA 207 FROM SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS IN ALASKA. I HAD LOADED 4 ADULTS AND 2 CHILDREN ONTO THE ACFT. THE GROSS WT WAS 3300 LBS. MY TKOF DISTANCE WAS ESTIMATED AT 850-900 FT. THE RWY IS 1300 FT LONG WITH 3 FT SHRUBS ON THE E END. THERE WAS A 15 KT WIND BLOWING FROM THE E-NE. I COMPLETED A RUNUP, SET THE AIRPLANE UP FOR A SHORT FIELD TKOF, AND TAXIED TO THE W END. I THEN TURNED THE ACFT AROUND, APPLYING FULL PWR UPON REACHING RWY LINE-UP. THE ACFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THE NOSE CAME UP AT THE 1/3 POINT, THE MAINS THEN BECAME LIGHT AT 2/3 RWY, AND THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT 3/4 RWY. THE ACFT ACCELERATED IN GND EFFECT, THEN BEGAN CLBING. SHORTLY AFTER WE CROSSED THE BRUSH LINE, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED MECHANICALLY INDUCED WINDSHEAR AND DOWN DRAFTS. THE STALL HORN WENT OFF AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO SLOW. THEN THE ACFT SHUDDERED AND BEGAN TO SINK TOWARD THE BRUSH. THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE BRUSH ABOUT 500 FT BEYOND THE RWY. ALL OCCUPANTS GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE AND WENT BACK TO THE BUILDING. WE WERE PICKED UP BY 2 PVT AIRPLANES LATER THAT DAY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.