Cessna T337E N1280M

Summary

On 1 September 1984 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna T337E registered N1280M, operated by Gary Allen Harmon, was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 September 1984 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.3202, -111.8697

Aircraft

Cessna T337E

Registration

N1280M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Gary Allen Harmon

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Guaymas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84FUJ03

2 people were seriously 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 ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO ROTATE, THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED. THE PLT NOTICED THE REAR ENG IN AN OVERBOOST COND SO HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY, THEN ADVANCED IT TO BELOW RED LINE. HE CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE HE ABORTED. HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES AND APPLIED FULL BRAKING BUT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A CONCRETE IRRIGATION DITCH. THE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT WAS OVER MAX GROSS WT BY 311 LBS. THE PLT LOGGED 11 HRS TOTAL TIME AND 1 HR IN THE LAST 90 DAYS IN THE CESSNA T337E.THE OPERATING PROCEDURES IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATE THAT IF AN OVERBOOST OCCURS ON TAKEOFF, THE THROTTLE SHOULD BE RETARTED SLIGHTLY TO BELOW RED LINE. THE ENG MANUFACTURE INDICATED THAT THE RED LIMIT WILL BE EXCEEDED WHEN THE THROTTLES ARE ADVANCED FULL FWD AND THIS CONDITION IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE ENG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.