20090523010659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerotr SAFARI · Lake City, MI · May 23, 2009

Date: May 23, 2009 · 18:00 local
Place: Lake City, MI
Airport: Home Acres Sky Ranch
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8035W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA334
Reported as: Aerotr Safari
Reported engine: ROTAX
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 153 total65 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N8035WRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2013 · Aero Trike SAFARIS/N M5439499 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAero Trike SAFARI Engine modelRotax 503 DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed from runway 18 at Lake City airport. The aircraft had approximately 7 gallons of fuel. The pilot and passenger combined were 400 lbs. With light winds out of the west,the aircraft lifted off the turf strip and started to drift toward the trees on the west side of the runway. The pilot corrected to the left and stalled the wing. The left wing impacted the ground, laying the fuselage on its side. The pilot broke her arm and the passenger was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 18 AT LAKE CITY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER COMBINED WERE 400 LBS. WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE WEST,THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE TURF STRIP AND STARTED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE TREES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND STALLED THE WING. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, LAYING THE FUSELAGE ON ITS SIDE. THE PILOT BROKE HER ARM AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.

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 CEN09CA334Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLake City, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb.May 23, 2009 · Substantial damage