# Incident 20140927018799I: Branagh Charles J JUNIOR ACE, Merritt Island, FL, September 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2014, 02:04 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89554-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Branagh Charles J JUNIOR ACE (registry code 05620YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/branagh-charles-j-junior-ace) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRANAGH CHARLES J JUNIOR ACE
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140927018799I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CONTACT PILOT.

WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID AND ABRUPT PULL UP ON ROTATION- WING DROPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND ENDING UP ON THE NORTH TAXIWAY WITH AN ORIENTATION TO THE  NORTH

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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