20021231037639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Socata TB9 · Mount Union, PA · December 31, 2002

Date
December 31, 2002 · 12:00 local
Place
Mount Union, PA
Airport
Huntingdon County Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N136ER
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03LA034
Reported as
Socata TB9
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total85 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 31, 2002, about 1200 EST, a Socata TB-9, N136ER, was substantially damaged during an overrun, following an aborted take-off at Huntingdon County Airport airport (muu) Mount Union, Pennsylvania. There were no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned flight to the york airport, york, Pennsylvania. The pilot reported that he was departing runway 22 at muu. The runway consisted of gravel and turf. The pilot stated that during take-off, some areas of the runway were soupy and soft. The pilot was able to get two aircraft wheels airborne before it settled back to the runway. In result, the aircraft collided with a man-made ditch at the end of runway 22. The pilot did add that he did not experience any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft. This accident is considered closed. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 31, 2002, ABOUT 1200 EST, A SOCATA TB-9, N136ER, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OVERRUN, FOLLOWING AN ABORTED TAKE-OFF AT HUNTINGDON COUNTY AIRPORT AIRPORT (MUU) MOUNT UNION, PENNSYLVANIA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT TO THE YORK AIRPORT, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 22 AT MUU. THE RUNWAY CONSISTED OF GRAVEL AND TURF. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKE-OFF, SOME AREAS OF THE RUNWAY WERE SOUPY AND SOFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET TWO AIRCRAFT WHEELS AIRBORNE BEFORE IT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. IN RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A MAN-MADE DITCH AT THE END OF RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT DID ADD THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THIS ACCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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