Miehl TEAM HI-MAX-1700R N3546V

Summary

On 20 July 1998 at about 21:45 local time, a Miehl TEAM HI-MAX-1700R registered N3546V was involved in an accident near Jamestown, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 July 1998 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Jamestown, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Chataqua County/Jamestown (JHW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Miehl TEAM HI-MAX-1700R

Registration

N3546V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Springboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98LA082

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to obtain proper airspeed and his subsequent loss of directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/builder began the takeoff roll on runway 25 in his experimental home-built airplane with a right crosswind that gusted to 18 knots. The pilot reported that after rotation the airplane began an uncommanded left turn that he could not control with the aileron. The airplane continued left and the airspeed fluctuated between 20 and 40 knots throughout the descending turn. The airplane impacted the ground in a left skidding turn on the south side of runway 25. After the accident, the pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane and that the accident could have been avoided by lifting off at a higher airspeed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.