# Accident 20090329005279A: Siaima SM1019B, Dade City, FL, March 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dade City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3567° N, 82.2539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3567&lon=-82.2539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SM-1019B (registry code 8120410, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sm-1019b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-B15G (registry code 03064, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-b15g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAIMA SM1019B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B15A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090329005279A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MARCH 29, 2009, AT AROUND 1100 AM LOCAL, NEAR DADE CITY, FLORIDA, AIRCRAFT N273LH, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT MARCHETTI, MODEL SM-1019B, WHILE ON TAKE OFF, STRUCK A TREE LIMB, SPUN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING CLIMBING, AROUND 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS INTO THE TREES.  THE RUNWAY IS A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ABOUT NINE HUNDRED FEET LONG AND FIFTY FEET WIDE, RUNNING FROM WEST TO EAST.  A LINE OF TREES ARE LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE TREE THAT WAS STRUCK BY AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FEET BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

## 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 ERA09CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA220), Mar 29, 2009: SIAI Marchetti SM-1019B (N273LH), Dade City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during initial climb.

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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