# Accident 20080822844679A: Amtr CH701SP, Fincastle, VA, August 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2008, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fincastle, VA
- Airport: Barrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4919° N, 79.9286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4919&lon=-79.9286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sacrey W Michael ZENAIR CH 701 SP (registry code 05616N0, https://openairdocs.org/model/sacrey-w-michael-zenair-ch-701-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701SP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,021 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822844679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT, HE STATED THAT "AFTER COMPLETING THE TAKEOFF CHECKLIST GAVE UNIT TAKEOFF POWER.  UNIT WAS MOVING VERY SLOW, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I FELT A SLIGHT SIDEWAYS LIKE BUMP TO THE NOSE WHEEL.  I INSTINCTIVELY MOVED THE STICK BACK TO REDUCE WEIGHT ON NOSE WHEEL.  I OBVIOUSLY PULLED BACK TOO FAR, BECAUSE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY AT MINIMUM AIRSPEED.  THIS 701 REQUIRES FULL RIGHT RUDDER ON TAKEOFF.  IT IS MY OPINION THAT I DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FORWARD AIR SPEED TO OVERCOME THE TORQUE FROM THE ENGINE THUS TURNING ME TO THE LEFT, FULL RIGHT RUDDER DID NOT STOP DRIFT TO THE LEFT.  I ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER UNSUCCESSFULLY AND ENDED UP RUNNING OFF RUNWAY AND INTO TREES ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY."

## 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 NYC08CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA294), Aug 22, 2008: Sacrey W Michael Zenair CH (N404BB), Fincastle, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent premature rotation during takeoff.

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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