# Accident 20090711013629A: Gulstm 680F, Angel Fire, NM, July 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2009, 09:20 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4197° N, 105.2872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4197&lon=-105.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70QT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70QT-2010-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680-F (registry code 0141606, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680F
- Reported engine: LYC IO720B1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA433) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090711013629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER, RELEASED BRAKES AND STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 35 AT ANGLE FIRE, NM AIRPORT (AXX).  AT BOTTOM OF WHITE ARC, PILOT PULLED YOKE BACK TO START ROTATION.  AIRCRAFT DEVIATED TO LEFT, PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT, BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LEFT, LEAVING RUNWAY SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY.  PILOT APPLIED MORE NOSE UP ELEVATOR TO TRY AND CLEAR A DITCH BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY.  LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED DIRT SURFACCE ON FAR SIDE OF DITCH BREAKING MAIN GEAR OFF.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS DIRT SURFACE, ACROSS RAMP AND TIEDOWN AREA, OFF RAMP AND DOWN INTO GRASS AREA FINALLY CONTACTING A FENCE WHICH BROUGHT AIRCRAFT DOWN.  PILOT STATED HE BEGAN PULLING YOKE AFT AT BOTTOM OF WHITE ARC (75), NO VMC MARKED ON AIRSPEED INDICATOR, BUT VYSE MARKED AT (112).  TORQUE AND "P" FACTOR WITH NOSE WHEEL UP AT WELL BELOW VYSE WITH DENSITY ALTITUDE COMPUTED TO BE AT 9945' LED TO DEVIATION TO THE LEFT THAT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WITH RUDDER.

## 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 CEN09CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA433), Jul 11, 2009: Aero Commander 680-F (N70QT), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the initial 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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