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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hunt Daniel Emory SPARROWHAWK · Blair, NE · October 15, 2011

Date
October 15, 2011 · 11:15 local
Place
Blair, NE
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29HT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA029
Reported as
Hunt Daniel Emory Sparrowhawk
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,789 total9 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated after starting the ground roll, the aircraft nose wheel began to shimmy. The shimmy got worse, which resulted in loss of control of the aircraft. The aircraft then rolled onto its left side and slid off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED AFTER STARTING THE GROUND ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY. THE SHIMMY GOT WORSE, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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