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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mnslnr MS760B · St Paul, MN · August 9, 2008

Date: August 9, 2008 · 08:53 local
Place: St Paul, MN
Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N69X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA249
Reported as: Mnslnr MS760B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,826 total918 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N69XRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2024 · Morane-Saulnier MS760BS/N 90 Airframe modelMorane-Saulnier MS760B Engine modelTurbomeca MARBORE IICTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) The co-pilot's seat belt had been previously wrapped around the co-pilot's control stick, a situation that went undetected by the pilot on this flight. The seat belt interfered with the flight controls, causing a premature rotation on the takeoff roll. The pilot rejected the takeoff but was unable to maintain sufficient directional control to keep the aircraft on the runway. The aircraft departed the hard surface and tracked into the grass where it came into contact with a sign and some lights. The contact caused damage to the left hand wing leading edge, sufficient to warrant classification as an accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CO-PILOT'S SEAT BELT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WRAPPED AROUND THE CO-PILOT'S CONTROL STICK, A SITUATION THAT WENT UNDETECTED BY THE PILOT ON THIS FLIGHT. THE SEAT BELT INTERFERED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, CAUSING A PREMATURE ROTATION ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT REJECTED THE TAKEOFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE AND TRACKED INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SIGN AND SOME LIGHTS. THE CONTACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE, SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT CLASSIFICATION AS AN ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI08CA249Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSt Paul, MNRestriction of the elevator controls due to the presence of the seat belt buckled around the co-pilot control stick. An additional cause was the failure of the pilot to verify that the flight controls were unobstructed before flight. Contributing factors were…Aug 9, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N69X · 1

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

Incident 19870302024329INormal Cruise · Fairmont, MNThe canopy separated from the aircraft after level off. Canopy release levers had not been reset or safetied.Mar 2, 1987 · Minor damage