ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157409
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1999 |
| Time: | 08:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N |
| Owner/operator: | Merle L. Embleton |
| Registration: | N450M |
| MSN: | P21000631 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250 B17F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sugar Hill Airport, Greenwood, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Harnett, NC (KHRJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot made an IFR departure from an uncontrolled turf runway with a soft surface. He initiated the takeoff with full power, and then the airplane swerved left. He reduced power, regained directional control and re-added power, however, he did not check the power setting. After becoming airborne, the airplane initially climbed out of ground effect and then settled into trees off the departure end of the runway. Passing through trees, the engine lost power, and the pilot landed gear up in an open field. The pilot reported that visibility was about 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile at the time, and the ceiling was about 100 feet.
Probable Cause: the failure of the pilot to use full power for takeoff, which resulted in not obtaining a positive rate of climb and the inadvertent collision with trees. A factor was the fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00LA052
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 June 2001 | N450M | Private | 3 | Honesdale, PA | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2013 09:48 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 10:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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