20061201029229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Multec D-16A · Point Roberts, WA · December 1, 2006

Date
December 1, 2006 · 14:15 local
Place
Point Roberts, WA
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N119N
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07CA032
Reported as
Multec D16A
Reported engine
Lycoming O340*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
954 total78 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) Pilot stated he was on takeoff roll, just at rotation speed, the nose suddenly veered left and the nose began to "sink." Right rudder was no longer able to correct the left yaw so the pilot elected to abort the takeoff since he was below VMC speed. The pilot moved both throttles to idle. As the aircraft nose wheel began to carry more weight the nose strut collapsed causing the aircraft to come to an abrupt stop. Both engines were torn from their mounts after the propellers contacted the ground. The pilot was the only person on board and there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST AT ROTATION SPEED, THE NOSE SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT AND THE NOSE BEGAN TO "SINK." RIGHT RUDDER WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CORRECT THE LEFT YAW SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF SINCE HE WAS BELOW VMC SPEED. THE PILOT MOVED BOTH THROTTLES TO IDLE. AS THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO CARRY MORE WEIGHT THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. BOTH ENGINES WERE TORN FROM THEIR MOUNTS AFTER THE PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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