20080825846139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · EUROFOX LSA · Millbrook, NY · August 25, 2008

Date
August 25, 2008 · 11:45 local
Place
Millbrook, NY
Airport
Sky Acres
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N281P
Reported as
Eurofoxlsa
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
420 total65 in this make and model35 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) On 08/25/2008, at 1145 EST N281P, aeropro eurofox LSA (LSA) was attempting to takeoff on runway 17 at 44N NY skyacres airport, NY. The pilot did his runup and accelerated for takeoff. As the aircraft picked up speed the aircraft veered to the left just past the rwy numbers at a very high speed for approximately 500 feet left of centerline and hit a building. The pilot, did not sustain any physical injuries other than bruises and whiplash, but the passenger required 7 stitches to her left leg. An inspection of the aircraft brakes and controls revealed no problems and operated normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08/25/2008, AT 1145 EST N281P, AEROPRO EUROFOX LSA (LSA) WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17 AT 44N NY SKYACRES AIRPORT, NY. THE PILOT DID HIS RUNUP AND ACCELERATED FOR TAKEOFF. AS THE AIRCRAFT PICKED UP SPEED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT JUST PAST THE RWY NUMBERS AT A VERY HIGH SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND HIT A BUILDING. THE PILOT, DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY PHYSICAL INJURIES OTHER THAN BRUISES AND WHIPLASH, BUT THE PASSENGER REQUIRED 7 STITCHES TO HER LEFT LEG. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES AND CONTROLS REVEALED NO PROBLEMS AND OPERATED NORMALLY.