CHEYENNE, WY, USA
N5935L
AMERICAN AA-1 YANKEE
DURING TAKEOFF ON A 4,997 FOOT LONG RWY, THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RWY AND LIFTED OFF AGAIN JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE RWY. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN FLT. THE ACFT IMPACTED ON A STREET, TRAVELED 30 FEET, STRUCK A WOODEN FENCE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A TREE ON THE FRONT LAWN OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. MOST OF THE PLT'S FLT EXPERIENCE WAS IN AREAS WITH ELEVATIONS NEAR SEA LEVEL. HE STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE THE MIXTURE SHOULD BE LEANED DURING TAKEOFF FROM HIGH ALT ARPTS AS THE ACFT OWNER MANUAL SUGGESTS. CHEYENNE ARPT ELEVATION IS 6,150 FT MSL. THE ACFT WAS ALSO DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN 35 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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