# Incident 20091118051289I: Geisz CASSUTT III, Rapid City, SD, November 18, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2009, 11:45 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0453° N, 103.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0453&lon=-103.0574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17517, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17517-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Geisz CASSUTT III M (registry code 1970322, https://openairdocs.org/model/geisz-cassutt-iii-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GEISZ CASSUTT III
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 85 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091118051289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DOUGLAS P. BODINE TOOK OFF N17517 ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT.  THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS AFTER TIPPING UP ON ITS NOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLAR AND WING.  THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURIES.

## Other reports on N17517 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801018057389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018057389A), Oct 18, 1980: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M (N17517), Independence, MO, Substantial damage. Made bouncy landing, lost control of aircraft ran off end of runway into a dike.

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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