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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamon DA20C1 · Kent, WA · May 25, 2005

Date: May 25, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Kent, WA
Airport: Crest Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N165DC
Reported as: Diamon DA20C1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 323 total14 in this make and model40 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) Student pilot stated that he was going to execute a short field take-off from runway 33 at Crest airpark. The winds were gusty at the time and during the take-off roll the aircraft veered left of the runway centerline. The student pilot stated that he had made a poor decision of trying to lift off too soon and had not maintained adequate airspeed. The student pilot further stated that he had pulled back on the stick and basically jerked the aircraft up and into the air. The right wing then dipped sharply and made slight contact with the ground. At that point the flight instructor stated that he had control of the aircraft and had managed to get the aircraft back on the runway centerline and landed the aircraft without further damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO EXECUTE A SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 33 AT CREST AIRPARK. THE WINDS WERE GUSTY AT THE TIME AND DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE A POOR DECISION OF TRYING TO LIFT OFF TOO SOON AND HAD NOT MAINTAINED ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. THE STUDENT PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAD PULLED BACK ON THE STICK AND BASICALLY JERKED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND INTO THE AIR. THE RIGHT WING THEN DIPPED SHARPLY AND MADE SLIGHT CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AT THAT POINT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD MANAGED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.