# Incident 20150401004329I: Abid Farooqui APOLLO AG1, Zephyrhills, FL, April 1, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2015, 10:55 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zepherhills
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Abid Farooqui APOLLO AG1 (registry code 05633EW, https://openairdocs.org/model/abid-farooqui-apollo-ag1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ABID FAROOQUI APOLLO AG1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 75 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150401004329I

## Narrative

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

ON A DEMO FLIGHT FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMER.  ON TAKEOFF, THE PASSENGER HAD ACCESS TO FLIGHT CONTROLS IN FRONT SEAT.  UPON ROTATION, THE PASSENGER USED THE CONTROL STICK TO STEADY HIMSELF AND PULLED REARWARD WITH THIS MOTION.  PILOT COMMANDED THE PASSENGER TO RELEASE HIS GRASP BUT A HARD LANDING RESULTED IN THE RECOVERY OF THIS INCIDENT.

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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