# Accident 20111201028739A: Nuse George F1H ROCKET, Caroleen, NC, December 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2011, 20:00 local time
- Place: Caroleen, NC
- Airport: Summey Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2892° N, 81.7850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2892&lon=-81.7850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N295JS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NUSE GEORGE F1H ROCKET
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 56 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111201028739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 14 AT SUMMEY AIRPARK (8NC2) AT 2000 HRS ON 12/1/11. AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS TAKE OFF ROLL, HE SPOTTED A DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SWERVED TO AVOID THE AT THE SAME TIME, A FLASHLIGHT SITTING ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FELL TO THE COCKPIT FLOOR AND HE REACHED TO RETRIEVE IT.  AS IT WAS DARK, HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WAS ROLLING THROUGH A FIELD. UPON REALIZING THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD AND SEEING THE TREES AHEAD OF HIM, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER PRIOR TO STRIKING TREES AND BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE IMPACT.

## 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 ERA12CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA094), Dec 2, 2011: Nuse George F1H Rocket (N295JS), Caroleen, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control during takeoff at night due to his distraction with a dropped flashlight, and he delayed his decision to abort the takeoff.

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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