BLOOMINGTON, IL, USA
N2XG
GREAT LAKES 2T-1A-2
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AT APPX 100 FT AGL. HE HAD LIFTED OFF BEFORE REACHING THE MIDPOINT OF THE RWY. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE CLIMB ATTITUDE & CONFIGURATION OF THE ACFT, HE COULD NOT SEE THE RWY BELOW & THOUGHT HE WAS AT OR BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. HE STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE & THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE & RAPID SINK RATE, BUT NO INDICATION OF A STALL. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE ACFT CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE & WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOVEMENT. IT CAME TO REST BESIDE THE RWY & ABOUT 900 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END. AN EXAM OF THE ENG & FUEL SYS REVEALED NO PREIMPACT DISCREPANCIES, EXCEPT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE HEAVILY SOOTED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT 2 WITNESSES NOTED SMOKE FROM THE ENG AREA DURING THE CLIMB. THE TEMP WAS 95 DEG & THE ELEVATION WAS 875 FT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GEAR, COWLING & LOWER PART OF THE WING AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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