What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command failed to maintain adequate obstruction clearance from a known object - a steel conex storage container - and struck it with the right main wing during the take off roll.
The pilot in command stated he was distracted and entirely too focused on another obstruction - a small red float buoy - located on the left side of the airplane and consequently failed to maintain situational awareness with the known obstructions to his right.
(Date of hire = 9/9/2012)
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE FROM A KNOWN OBJECT - A STEEL CONEX STORAGE CONTAINER - AND STRUCK IT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN WING DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED AND ENTIRELY TOO FOCUSED ON ANOTHER OBSTRUCTION - A SMALL RED FLOAT BUOY - LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AND CONSEQUENTLY FAILED TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WITH THE KNOWN OBSTRUCTIONS TO HIS RIGHT.
(DATE OF HIRE = 9/9/2012)
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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