Adams Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
Wednesday, July 16, 2003 16:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The vintage airplane overran the departure end of the runway during an aborted takeoff following a loss of engine power. The 12,450-hour pilot stated that right after rotation, while the airplane was about 10 feet off the runway, the airplane "shook" and the engine lost power. The aircraft subsequently settled back into the runway; however, the pilot was not able to stop the airplane in the 1,000 feet of runway remaining. A tower controller reported seeing a "puff of smoke" coming from the engine about the time the airplane became airborne. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, impacted the perimeter fence, and came to rest in a field. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/16/2003
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1600
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Little Rock
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 72202
Event Date Year 2003
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 344346N
Event Location Longitude 0921327W
Event Location Airport Adams Field
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LIT
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 180
Airport Elevation 262
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1600 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID LIT
Elevation of weather observation facility 262
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 39
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 24
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.1
Density Altitude (feet) 3009
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METER KLIT 162053Z 19003KT 7SM SCT050 34/24
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 14274
NTSB Notification Source FAA OPS CENTER
NTSB Notification Date Jul 16 2003 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2327
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Nov 25 2003 11:36AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office LIT FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N15PE
NTSB Number FTW03LA187
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Mikoyan
Aircraft Model MIG-15BIS
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 122073
Certified Max Gross Weight 12500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 21 2003 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 11
Airframe Hours 3108.8
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Tobe D Gooden
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2407 Blue Shadow Dr
Aircraft Owner City Spring
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 77388
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Business
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code LIT
Departure City Little Rock
Departure State AR
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1600
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code BMG
Destination City Bloomington
Destination State IN
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - aborted
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Aug 19 2003 9:11AM
User who most recently changed record CASH
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 5126
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --