Cessna T188C N4562J

Summary

On 13 April 2011 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N4562J, operated by Dale Schoepflin, was involved in an accident near Palouse, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 April 2011 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Palouse, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Schoepflin Airport (WN26)

Coordinates

46.8850, -117.0769

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N4562J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dale Schoepflin

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palouse → Palouse

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions at takeoff and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain during the initial climb.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the engine ran fine during the run-up inspection and takeoff, and the airplane was within weight and balance limitations. The departure runway had an upslope, there was rising terrain in the departure corridor, and witnesses reported a light tailwind at the time of departure. Shortly after the airplane lifted from the runway, it began to settle. The pilot pitched the nose up to try and fly over the terrain at the end of the runway, but the airplane stalled into the terrain about 500 feet past the departure end. The airplane nosed over inverted and the airframe and wings sustained substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.