# Accident 20090616010769A: Sabre 2PL, Harrison, NE, June 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2009, 05:30 local time
- Place: Harrison, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8075° N, 103.6631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8075&lon=-103.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2811P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2811P-2010-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sabre 2PL (registry code 05904RP, https://openairdocs.org/model/sabre-2pl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SABRE 2PL
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090616010769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SPORT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN A WEIGHT-SHIFT AIRPLANE.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT BANK, DESCENDED, AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS PILOT INDUCED.  THE WEIGHT-SHIFT FLIGHT CONTROLS OPERATE THE OPPOSITE OF CONTROLS IN A CONVENTIONAL AIRPLANE.

## 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 CEN09CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA366), Jun 16, 2009: Sabre 2PL (N2811P), Harrison, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control for undetermined reasons.

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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