Lockheed 18-56 N520R

Summary

On 11 January 1983 at about 19:50 local time, a Lockheed 18-56 registered N520R was involved in an accident near Madison, Georgia, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 January 1983 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Madison Municipal (52A)

Coordinates

33.5693, -83.4701

Aircraft

Lockheed 18-56

Registration

N520R

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91F: Special Flt Ops.

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Miami

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ATL83LA087

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE TAXIED TO THE RWY, THE #1 OIL TEMP WAS NOT UP TO THE MINIMUM TEMP. HE SET THE PARKING & ADVANCED THE #1 THROTTLE TO 1500 RPM UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMED UP. WHEN BOTH OIL TEMPS WERE WITHIN LIMITS, HE ADVANCED BOTH THROTTLES TO 30 INCHES MP & 2250 RPM FOR A PRETAKEOFF CHECK. AT THAT TIME, HE USED THE NORMAL (TOE) BRAKES, SINCE THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE ACFT ABOVE APRX 1700 RPM. HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER & RELEASED THE BRAKES FOR TAKEOFF. AS HE STARTED TO ROLL WITH A SLIGHT LEFT X-WIND, THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING LEFT. HE CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, SOME RIGHT BRAKE & RIGHT AILERON. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN DRIFTING RIGHT & THE PLT SUSPECTED A WIND-SHIFT FROMTHAT DIRECTION. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER & RIGHT AILERON, BUT THE PLANE VEER RIGHT, WENT OFF THE RWY & HEADED FOR A DITCH.UNABLE TO STOP, THE PLT TRIED TO CLEAR THE DITCH. AS THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE LEFT WING DROPPED & HIT THE GROUND, AND THE ACFT YAWED & CRASHED. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS FOUND PARTIALLY ENGAGED. TIRE MARKS WERE EVIDENT ON THE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.