# Incident 20091210052089I: Columbia Ai LC41-550FG, Harbor Springs, MI, December 10, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2009, 20:10 local time
- Place: Harbor Springs, MI
- Airport: Harbor Springs Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4255° N, 84.9135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARBOR SPRINGS (MGN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4255&lon=-84.9135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1423A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1423A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AI LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 125 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091210052089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DEPARTURE FROM HARBOR SPRINGS AIRPORT IN BLIZZARD WEATHER CONDITIONS.  THE AIRPORT MANAGER  REPORTED THE RUNWAY AS HAVING PATCHY ICE BUT CLEAR OF SNOW.  PILOTED REPORTED BRAKING DIFFICULT WHEN HE LANDED AT 4:15P.M. THAT AFTERNOON. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A SNOW BANK.  TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES.

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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