20110805016909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Nelsen Lynn H LIGHTNING · Frostproof, FL · August 5, 2011

Date
August 5, 2011 · 09:45 local
Place
Frostproof, FL
Airport
Lake Clinch Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13LN
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA440
Reported as
Nelsen Lynn H Lightning
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,830 total300 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 05, 2011, at approximately 9:45, aircraft N13LN was taking off from a paved shoulder parallel to the north/south sod runway at the Frostproof airport (52FL). Just after rotation, as the aircraft became airborne it veered to the left of the runway and the left wing came in contact with a light pole. The aircraft then struck the ground and flipped, it came to rest in an inverted position. The aircraft received substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, flight controls, propeller, and engine.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 05, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45, AIRCRAFT N13LN WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PAVED SHOULDER PARALLEL TO THE NORTH/SOUTH SOD RUNWAY AT THE FROSTPROOF AIRPORT (52FL). JUST AFTER ROTATION, AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LIGHT POLE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AND FLIPPED, IT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS, FLIGHT CONTROLS, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.