# Incident 20111230030009I: Dial Robert M THORP T-18, Kennesaw, GA, December 30, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2011, 15:56 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccollum Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0312° N, 84.6213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennesaw, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0312&lon=-84.6213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dial Robert M THORP T-18 (registry code 89510H5, https://openairdocs.org/model/dial-robert-m-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAL ROBERT M THORP T-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 800 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111230030009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND TRANSITIONING TO MAIN GEAR (TAILWHEEL), HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. HE CONTINUED TO CONTROL FOR TAKEOFF AND IN RECOVERY A IMPACT WAS FELT OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN AFTER PASSING PAPI LIGHTS. HE REQUESTED IMMEDIATE LANDING TO INVESTIGATE IMPACT RESULT. HE LANDED WITHOUT FUTHER INCIDENT. AIRPORT MANAGER ARRIVED A SHORT TIME LATER AND REVEALED OBJECT OF IMPACT, ONE PAPI LIGHT COVER.

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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