# Accident 20120904017839A: Schneider John W PT-2A, Watkins, CO, September 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2012, 08:29 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7842° N, 104.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7842&lon=-104.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6744J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6744J-2012-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schneider John W PT-2A (registry code 056265N, https://openairdocs.org/model/schneider-john-w-pt-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHNEIDER JOHN W PT-2A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 3 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA627](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA627) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120904017839A

## Narrative

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

ON SEP 4, 2012 @ APPROX. 0829HRS MDT, N6744J, A PRO-TECH PT-2A EXPERIMENTAL, VEERED OFF RWY 17 AT FTG, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  1 POB, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12CA627](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA627), Sep 4, 2012: Schneider John W PT-2A (N6744J), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during takeoff resulting in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was an unexpected wind gust.

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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