ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139058
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| Date: | Friday 7 October 2011 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3491Z |
| MSN: | 18-7331 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elizabethton Municipal Airport - 0A9, Elizabethton, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elizabethton, TN (0A9) |
| Elizabethton, TN (0A9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After an unremarkable preflight inspection and preflight engine run-up, the pilot, who was a friend of the pilot/part owner in the passenger seat, departed with a short-field technique and entered a steep climb. He then pushed forward on the flight control stick to lower the nose to a straight and level flight attitude; the airplane then began to sink. The pilot pushed the control stick forward to gain airspeed and ensured that the engine was at full power. The left wing dipped, followed by the right wing, which dropped sharply. The pilot applied full left rudder and full left aileron, and the right wing started to recover; however, there was insufficient altitude and the airplane impacted the ground. Witnesses stated that they observed the airplane take off and climb in about a 45-degree nose-high attitude. They further stated that, as the airplane gained altitude, it struggled to gain airspeed as it climbed to about 100 feet above ground level. The wings dipped and wobbled before the airplane struck the ground.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://wcyb.com/news/29423046/detail.html
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=94891
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3491Z
http://www.airnav.com/airport/0A9
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2011 08:56 | RobertMB | Added |
| 08-Oct-2011 08:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Oct-2011 00:24 | Geno | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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