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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8KCAB · Beverly, MA · March 4, 2012

Date
March 4, 2012 · 08:29 local
Place
Beverly, MA
Airport
Beverly Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7DF
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA220
Reported as
American Champion 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total50 in this make and model100 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.

privacy data omitted Was departing runway 27 at Beverly Municipal Airport. privacy data omitted Failed to align the aircraft up with the runway before applying power. privacy data omitted Subsequently loss control of the aircraft, entered the grass area to the right side of runway 27, and then nosed over into the intersection of runway 27 and 34. privacy data omitted Had just recently received his tailwheel endorsement. privacy data omitted Did not report any mechanical adnormalities.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 27 AT BEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT UP WITH THE RUNWAY BEFORE APPLYING POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBSEQUENTLY LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENTERED THE GRASS AREA TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27, AND THEN NOSED OVER INTO THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 27 AND 34. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL ADNORMALITIES.

NTSB investigation

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