A STALL MUSH WHICH OCCURRED WHEN THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS PREMATURELY FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE INTO THE GROUND.
— NTSB Determination
THE AGRICULTURAL APPLICATOR TOOK OFF FULLY LOADED WITH FUEL AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL. GROSS WEIGHT WAS AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE MAXIMUM. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WHERE IT IMPACTED FOLLOWING FLAP RETRACTION. THE PILOT WAS JETTISONING HIS CHEMICAL LOAD AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
THE AGRICULTURAL APPLICATOR TOOK OFF FULLY LOADED WITH FUEL AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL. GROSS WEIGHT WAS AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE MAXIMUM. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WHERE IT IMPACTED FOLLOWING FLAP RETRACTION. THE PILOT WAS JETTISONING HIS CHEMICAL LOAD AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
The accident on 1990-08-20 involved a Cessna 188A, registration N2080J, operated by Gibb, Gary, at Holyoke, CO.
A STALL MUSH WHICH OCCURRED WHEN THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS PREMATURELY FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE INTO THE GROUND.
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