Rockwell 114 N4739W

Summary

On 14 November 1984 at about 17:00 local time, a Rockwell 114 registered N4739W was involved in an accident near Strongville, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 November 1984 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Strongville, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

41.3098, -81.8292

Aircraft

Rockwell 114

Registration

N4739W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Strongville → Lorain

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA047

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT WAS AWARE RUNWAY HAD A PRONOUNCED DIP JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION AREA OF HIS ACFT. PASSING THE DIP ON TAKEOFF ROLL, HE FELT A 'SHIMMY' WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO NOSE GEAR REACTION TO THE DIP. PLT CONSIDERED ABORTING TAKEOFF, BUT FELT INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED. ON INITIAL CLIMB, ACFT BEGAN SEVERE VIBRATION, CLIMB ABOVE 100 FT AGL NOT POSSIBLE PLT MANEUVERED TO AVOID TALL TREES IN WOODED AREA AHEAD BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN SAFE ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED; ALLOWED THE ACFT TO STALL/MUSH INTO TREES. PLT STATED INITIAL CHECKOUT IN MAKE/MODEL INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS TO 'HOLD NOSE ON GROUND UNTIL REACHING 90 KTS.' FAA INSPECTOR STATED THIS SPEED IS EXCESSIVE AND WILL CAUSE THE ACFT TO 'WHEELBARROW.' INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOSEDOWN TRIM SETTING, PROP MARKS ON RWY AND ALL PROP BLADES BENT REARWARD 4 INCHES FROM TIPS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.