AMERICAN LEGEND AL-3 near Osage, AR — 2014-05-10
Final reportCEN14CA238
- Date
- 2014-05-10
- Location
- Osage, AR, USA
- Aircraft
- AMERICAN LEGEND AL-3
- Registration
- N907DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff roll
Probable cause
The pilot's repeated attempts to take off from an unimproved field with tall grass.
NTSB narrative
The pilot made several attempts to take off from an unimproved field with 3-foot tall grass. In the last attempt, the airplane lifted off but could not climb out of the tall grass. The pilot elected to reject the takeoff. The airplane touched down and nosed over.
Analysis
- Primary failure mode
- Loss of control
- First missed decision gate
- Rejecting takeoff earlier before attempting multiple takeoffs in tall grass.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- 2 docket documents
Docket documents2
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