# Accident 20090829048689A: Underland/G MMII (MUSTA, Lantana, FL, August 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2009, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co. Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9883° N, 80.1417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9883&lon=-80.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7798R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7798R-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Underland/Grothe/Finstrom MMII (MUSTANG II) (registry code 05605N6, https://openairdocs.org/model/underland-grothe-finstrom-mmii-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNDERLAND/G MMII (MUSTA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,037 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA495) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090829048689A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF ROTATION ON RUNWAY 15, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SEAT MOVED FORWARD RESTRICTING THE FLIGHT CONTROL STICK FROM BEING MOVED REARWARD TO ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS, PULLED THE POWER BACK TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, BOTH PILOTS APPLIED FULL BRAKES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STOPPED ON TIME AND RAN OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A FIELD ABOUT 50 FEET TO THE END AND RIGHT OF THE 3,421 FEET LONG RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE; THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA495), Aug 29, 2009: Underland/Grothe/Finstrom Mmii (Must (N7798R), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delay by both pilots to abort the takeoff resulting in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the unintentional forward movement of the pilot's seat resulting in interference with the…

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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