SCOTT CITY, KS, USA
N32JE
JIM ELLIOTT VP-2
THE PLT WAS MAKING HIS FIRST FLT IN THE ACFT WHICH IS POWERED BY A VOLKSWAGON, 1,834 CC ENG. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE FROM A HARD SURFACE RWY AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 100 FT AGL. THE PLT SAID THE CONTROLS FELT MUSHY AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB THE AIRSPEED DECREASED. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT BUT BECAME CONCERNED THAT THE ACFT WOULD STALL SO HE LANDED IN A WHEATFIELD. THE FLD WAS SOFT AND THE R MLG BROKE. ENG RPM DURING THE FLT WAS IN THE GREEN, ABOUT 3,100, AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THAT 5 INCHES OF THE PROPELLER HAD BEEN CUT OFF IN ORDER TO INCREASE ENGINE RPM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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