Plane crash on takeoff #airplane #crash #pilot

[Coops]

A grass take-off in that heavy six cylinder aircraft with little pavement wheels was always going to be long. Add to that the sprinklers near half way causing ground softness and extra drag. So glad everyone was ok

[HoundDogMech]

There is a 70/50 rule If you are not at 70% of your lift off speed at 50% of the available runway shut it down and try again.

[usmale]

I own a Lance I. This is a Lance II. Soft field, no flaps, T-tail (a very bad design on the Lance II) and a pilot that did not calculate the distance required for take off (having failed to do the first calculation, he would have failed to calculate weight & balance as well). This accident occurred before he even stuck the key in the ignition! I'm glad he was OK.

[federicom]

Flaps are critical for additional lift earlier in the take off roll- which is exactly what you need when grass is slowing your acceleration

[alyx]

"he gon reck it" was the best part

[asawyer]

Flaps would have prevented this all day long.

[dan]

No flaps and partial throttle or a problem getting to full throttle…self inflicted

[lasereyes]

Dude didn’t do his homework. It’s gonna be a very expensive lesson.

[crazypilot]

He probably didn’t practice soft-field take off with flaps, during his PPL days. 😎

[adub]

Unfamiliar wet grass runways call for short field takeoffs every time. This plane was in a clean configuration as if it was on pavement. He was not set up for success.

[ja-islf]

Pilot forgot to plug his brain in the night before for a full charge.

[SirFloofy]

Since it isnt mentioned, the "obstacle halfway down the runway" was about 4 inches of water pooled across the runway that sapped his speed.

[christianjforbes]

Those pesky elevation changes will jump right out when you least expect them … It’s almost like there should be some directory of airport facilities or something … if only that existed

[jgreenberg]

Short/soft field takeoff procedures really need increased emphasis in initial training nowadays.

[tharinprez]

I lived in a small neighborhood like this in North Pole AK. I very much liked NOT having to pay airport & ramp fees

[reknas]

First, don't try to take off in mid day. 2nd, do your performance take off calculations. Lesson learned

[anthonygutierrez]

His flaps were no set so he got no lift

[mline]

Turbo P32R. They require a stage of flap for a normal take off. And the T-tail model has less control authority due to being positioned above the slipstream. Unfortunately, sluggish acceleration is sometimes difficult to detect. Pre-takeoff safety brief should cover this. Possibly used to flying off long, paved runways. Short, water logged grass strip had the odds stacked against him. It’s a terrible feeling when you know you’re running out of runway.

[MyDailyPerspective]

First rule as a pilot....FLY the plane.

[sniperfire]

In his defense.

If I was unsure whether I'd make it past the trees in the air, I'd rather hit them on the ground.