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FAA incident report · Socata TB9CTAMPICO · Cahokia/St Lou, IL · November 7, 2007

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Date
November 7, 2007 · 10:10 local
Place
Cahokia/St Lou, IL
Airport
St Louis Downtown
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N541PC
Reported as
Socata TB9CTAMPICO
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total300 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
N541PCRegistered now · Socata TAMPICO TB 9CS/N 1563Airframe modelSocata TAMPICO TB 9CEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The student was conducting a short field takeoff under the supervision of the flight instructor on runway 5 at cps. At 60 KTS the student unexpectedly aborted the takeoff due to a loose fuel cap on the left wing. The instructor called "off the brakes" two times before stating "I have the airplane." By this time the airplane had blown the left main tire as the instructor attempted to wrestle control of the airplane from the student. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and contacted a runway light. The damage to the airplane was limited to a cracked lens cover for the taxi/landing light, a hole in the left tire and a flat spot on the right tire. The left fuel cap appeared to have no deformities. The lens cover was replaced and the airplane was ready to fly later that day.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT WAS CONDUCTING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON RUNWAY 5 AT CPS. AT 60 KTS THE STUDENT UNEXPECTEDLY ABORTED THE TAKEOFF DUE TO A LOOSE FUEL CAP ON THE LEFT WING. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED "OFF THE BRAKES" TWO TIMES BEFORE STATING "I HAVE THE AIRPLANE." BY THIS TIME THE AIRPLANE HAD BLOWN THE LEFT MAIN TIRE AS THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO WRESTLE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FROM THE STUDENT. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS LIMITED TO A CRACKED LENS COVER FOR THE TAXI/LANDING LIGHT, A HOLE IN THE LEFT TIRE AND A FLAT SPOT ON THE RIGHT TIRE. THE LEFT FUEL CAP APPEARED TO HAVE NO DEFORMITIES. THE LENS COVER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS READY TO FLY LATER THAT DAY.