# Accident 20120819020339A: Aeropro Cz A240, Greenfield, MO, August 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2012, 09:15 local time
- Place: Greenfield, MO
- Airport: Woodfield Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4681° N, 93.9294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4681&lon=-93.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812S-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeropro CZ S R O A240 (registry code 060006U, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-s-r-o-a240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPRO CZ A240
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 811 total, 35 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA642](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA642) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120819020339A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, ROTATED, WAS AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT TIME (2 TO 3 SECONDS), AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE SOD, TOUCHING THE RIGHT MAIN FIRST. IT VEERED RIGHT, AND STRUCK A TREE TRUNK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER TO REJECT TAKEOFF DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH OPERATION OF VERNIER THROTTLE.

## 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 CEN12LA642](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA642), Aug 19, 2012: Aeropro CZ A240 (N812S), Greenfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper takeoff speed or pitch attitude during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane settling on the runway and impacting trees.

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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