BUFFALO, SD, USA
N4724K
CESSNA 182P
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE PRIVATE STRIP AND GAINED AN ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND OF ABOUT 25 TO 30 FEET AND THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND OFF THE AIRPORT IN ROUGH TERRAIN.
On August 7, 1993, at 1125 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N4724K, registered to Everett G. Oliver of Mankato, Minnesota, and operated by an instrument rated private pilot, experienced a loss of control during initial climb to the south from a private strip near Buffalo, South Dakota. The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with the terrain. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was being conducted in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file for the flight to Mankato, Minnesota. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S PREMATURE LIFT-OFF AND SUBSEQUENT STALL/MUSH INTO ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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