# Accident 20110715018109A: Murphy Aircraft Mft Ltd ELITE, Batvaia, NY, July 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2011, 20:41 local time
- Place: Batvaia, NY
- Airport: Genesee County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0317° N, 78.1697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0317&lon=-78.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113SM-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murphy Aircraft MFT ELITE (registry code 056064H, https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-aircraft-mft-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MURPHY AIRCRAFT MFT LTD ELITE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,845 total, 80 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110715018109A

## Narrative

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

A WITNESS REPORTED A LOSS OF CONTROL JUST AFTER ROTATION.  THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 10, AT KGVQ (LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 10)  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A NORTH EASTERLY DIRECTION, UNTIL CONTACTING A GRASS BERM APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET IN HEIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A INVERTED POSTION ON TOP OF THE BERM.  THE IMPACT FORCES IMPOSED ON THE AIRCRAFT DISTORTED THE ENITIRE FUSLEAGE, INCLUDING PUSHING THE ENGINE INTO THE FIREWALL.  THIS DISTORTION CRUSHED THE PILOTS LEGS.CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE RUDDER AND THE ELEVATOR .  CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS NOT ESTABLISHED FOR THE AILERONS, DUE TO A BROKEN ROD END.  THE THROTTLE WAS FOUND IN THE FULL INCREASE POSITION AND THE MIXTURE WAS IN THE FULL RICH POSITION.

## 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 ERA11LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA403), Jul 16, 2011: Murphy Elite (N113SM), Batavia, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N113SM (1)

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

- [Incident 20030308007429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308007429I), Mar 8, 2003: Amtr MURPHYELITE (N113SM), Batavia, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Saturday, March 8, 2003, during a landing at the Genesee County Airport (gvq) in Batavia, NY, N113SM, a murphy manufacturing model elite aircraft,…

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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