THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE PROPER RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A PREVAILING TAILWIND.
— NTSB Determination
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH A PREVAILING TAILWIND ON A GRASS STRIP. HE STATED THAT HE FELT A 'MAJOR MUSH' ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND DROPPED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. REALIZING THAT HE WOULD NOT CLEAR OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE BANKED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND DURING THE BANK AND THE LANDING GEAR IMPACTED A TREE. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH A PREVAILING TAILWIND ON A GRASS STRIP. HE STATED THAT HE FELT A 'MAJOR MUSH' ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND DROPPED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. REALIZING THAT HE WOULD NOT CLEAR OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE BANKED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO…
The accident on 1993-07-05 involved a Piper PA-22, registration N1990P, operated by Dart Airport Flying Club, at Mayville, NY.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE PROPER RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A PREVAILING TAILWIND.
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