Old 04-24-2010 | 06:40 AM
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Here's a quick recap of an attempted single engine t/o and a link to the CVR.

Takeoff Ad Absurdum


March 19, 1998 Portland, Oregon, U.S. Aerospatiale SN-601
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The pilot was unable to start the right engine and attempted to take off for a visual flight rules (VFR) flight in daytime VMC with the right
engine inoperative. Witnesses said that the nose landing gear lifted off about 4,100 feet (1,251 meters) down the 8,000-foot (2,440-meter)
runway; the airplane became airborne with its wings rocking and then settled onto the runway. The airplane veered off the right side of the
runway and slid for about a half mile. The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate and a type rating, and had 4,500 flight hours, including 125
flight hours in type. “The aircraft has a minimum crew requirement of two,” the report said. “The copilot’s-seat occupant, a private pilot–rated
passenger, did not hold a multi-engine rating and thus was not qualified to act as second-in-command of the aircraft.” The report said that
the probable cause of the accident was “the pilot-in-command’s decision to attempt takeoff with the right engine inoperative, resulting in his
failure to maintain directional control or attain adequate airspeed during the takeoff attempt.”
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