# Accident 20111015025509A: Hunt Daniel Emory SPARROWHAWK, Blair, NE, October 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2011, 11:15 local time
- Place: Blair, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4089° N, 96.1053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4089&lon=-96.1053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29HT-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunt Daniel Emory SPARROWHAWK (registry code 05630IK, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunt-daniel-emory-sparrowhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNT DANIEL EMORY SPARROWHAWK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,789 total, 9 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111015025509A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA029), Oct 15, 2011: Hunt Sparrowhawk (N29HT), Blair, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/builder’s inadequate installation of a nosewheel steering component, which resulted in a shimmy and a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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