ROME, GA, USA
N544E
BEECH D45(T34B)
JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF, A RAIN SHOWER WAS OBSERVED APPROACHING THE ARPT. THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF. RPRTDLY, AFTER LIFT-OFF. SHE INITIATED A CLIMB AT 70 KTS & RAISED THE FLAPS. THE PLT REPORTED BEGINNING A SHALLOW TURN AT APRX 200 FT AGL. SHE STATED THAT WITHOUT ANY INPUT, THE GENTLE BANK BECAME STEEPER. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT HAD LEVELED OFF, THEN NOSED UP AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CONTD TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 70 DEG, STALLED & CRASHED INTO TREES. THE BACK SEAT OCCUPANT STATED THAT THE STALL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE THE OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE FLT MANUAL, THE ACFT SHOULD BE ACCELERATED TO 100 KTS PRIOR TO RETRACTING THE FLAPS AFTER OBSTACLE CLEARANCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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