# Accident 20130811015289A: Quest Aircraft Company LLC KODIAK 100, Westport, MA, August 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2013, 06:45 local time
- Place: Westport, MA
- Airport: Friends Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5706° N, 71.1214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5706&lon=-71.1214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10PZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10PZ-2014-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quest KODIAK 100 (registry code 7320001, https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-kodiak-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,867 total, 497 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130811015289A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/11/2013 AT 0645 IN CLEAR, CALM CONDITIONS. THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKE OFF ROLL ON HIS PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT A 2010 KODIAK-100 QUEST CONTINUED DOWN THE 1625 FOOT RUNWAY BUT DID NOT ACHIEVE ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH A FIELD CONSISTING OF TREES AND ROCKS AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT 100 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE CFR PART 91 FLIGHT ENDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGERS WERE UNHURT.

## 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 ERA13LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA360), Aug 11, 2013: Quest Kodiak 100 (N10PZ), Westport, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure to achieve a positive climb rate after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any mechanical…

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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