# Accident 20090905049079A: Schreder HP16, Ionia, MI, September 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2009, 13:31 local time
- Place: Ionia, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9378° N, 85.0606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9378&lon=-85.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ketonen Eric SCHREDER HP-16 (registry code 05628NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/ketonen-eric-schreder-hp-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHREDER HP16
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 3 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA577) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905049079A

## Narrative

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

SHORT SUCCESSION OF PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS OCCURED UPON DEPARTURE ROLL.  DURING THE PIO THE GLIDER STRUCK THE TURF FIRMLY. THE PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED.  THE AIRCRAFT TAIL BROKE OFF AFT OF THE WING.

## 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 CEN09CA577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA577), Sep 5, 2009: Ketonen Schreder (N161HP), Ionia, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the glider during the aero-tow launch.

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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