# Accident 20031011034589A: Brosrd MH1521M, El Cajon, CA, October 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N239HL-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD (registry code 0911010, https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-max-holste-mh-1521-broussard) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROSRD MH1521M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,754 total, 201 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031011034589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2003, N239HL, AN EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION CERTIFICATED AVIONS MAX HOLSTE MH 1521 BROUSSARD AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING TAKEOFF FROM GILLESPIE FIELD (SEE), EL CAJON CA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED OFF THE GROUND BEFORE REACHING TAKEOFF SPEED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TAKEOFF WAS CONDUCTED WITH EXCESSIVE NOSE UP ELEVATOR TRIM APPLIED, RESULTING IN A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF AND STALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX04CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA010), Oct 11, 2003: Avions Max Holste MH 1521 Broussard (N239HL), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to attain an adequate takeoff airspeed, which resulted in a stall. The pilot's failure to correctly set the pitch trim before takeoff was a factor.

## Other reports on N239HL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970921030189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921030189I), Sep 21, 1997: Brosrd MH1521M (N239HL), State College, PA. Narrative: on September 21, 1997, during a cross wind landing at unv, the aircraft experienced a ground loop. Submission of this report will close this…
- [Accident 19920809030259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809030259A), Aug 9, 1992: Brosrd MH1521M (N239HL), Lorain - Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. Landed hard,bounced,porpoised. Blew a tire and ground looped.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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