CASA GRANDE, AZ, USA
N1562M
CESSNA 188
THE PILOT INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF WITH A LIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND FROM A 2300 FT RUNWAY THAT WAS COVERED WITH TALL GRASS. THE TEMPERATURE AND ELEVATION WERE 95 DEG AND ABOUT 1500 FT, RESPECTIVELY. HE REPORTED THAT THE PLANE ACCELERATED SLOWLY, BUT WAS ABOUT NORMAL FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL. HE STATED THAT AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PLANE CLIMBED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE. REPORTEDLY, HE HIT THE DUMP HANDLE WHEN A STALL BECAME IMMINENT, BUT THE GATE STUCK SHUT AND DID NOT OPEN UNTIL AFTER THE PLANE MUSHED INTO A COTTON FIELD. THE PLANE WAS DAMAGED AFTER IT STRUCK THE GROUND AND RAN THROUGH ABOUT 500 FT OF COTTON.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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