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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amen Nelson P STAR LITE · San Antonio, TX · June 9, 2012

Date
June 9, 2012 · 12:15 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Geronimo
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N319NP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA371
Reported as
Amen Nelson P Star Lite
Reported engine
ROTAX 447
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
558 total155 in this make and model4 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.

Aircraft lost power on the take off climb. Pilot attempted to turn back to the airport field, aircraft made a hard landing off the runway tearing the main landing gear off and breaking the the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON THE TAKE OFF CLIMB. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT FIELD, AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING OFF THE RUNWAY TEARING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF AND BREAKING THE THE PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

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