19960911027339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PITTSS1T · Meriden, CT · September 11, 1996

Date
September 11, 1996 · 11:25 local
Place
Meriden, CT
Airport
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD96LA145
Reported as
Amtr PITTSS1T
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,056 total596 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on takeoff, banked to avoid trees. Wing hit ground. Homebuilt cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, BANKED TO AVOID TREES. WING HIT GROUND. HOMEBUILT CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.