WICHITA, KS, USA
N2627U
CESSNA 501
A NON-PILOT MECHANIC EMPLOYED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S FACILITY TOOK OFF IN THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED ENTERING A VERY STEEP CLIMB & APPEARED TO STALL. THE NOSE WAS LOWERED & THE ACFT TURNED LEFT & ENTERED A DOWNWIND LEG TO RWY 1R. IT THEN TURNED ONTO A LOW BASE LEG & CONTINUED TO A VERY LOW FINAL. AFTER SEVERAL OSCILLATIONS IN ROLL THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 557 FT SHORT OF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH APPROACH LIGHT STANCHIONS. THE MECHANIC HAD BEEN & WAS, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, UNDER PSYCHIATRIC CARE(SCHIZOPHRENIA).
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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