# Accident 20150410003359A: Chad Rennicke MM1, Longmont, CO, April 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2015, 14:15 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1622° N, 105.1608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1622&lon=-105.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N824C-2015-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chad Rennicke MM1 (registry code 05632UL, https://openairdocs.org/model/chad-rennicke-mm1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290 series (registry code 42083, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAD RENNICKE MM1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-290
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150410003359A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/10/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1415HRS LOCAL TIME N824C, AN AMATEUR BUILT MM1 ("MIDGET MUSTANG") EXPERIENCED WING TIP CONTACT ON TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 11 AT THE VANCE BRAND AIRPORT (LMO) IN LONGMONT COLORADO, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CART WHEELING AND BEING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED ONLY MINOR INJURIES SUCH AS ?BUMPS AND BRUISES?.  DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN15CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA197), Apr 10, 2015: Rennicke Midget Musta MM1 (N824C), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure attain/maintain pitch control prior to attaining a proper takeoff speed during takeoff roll, which resulted in a premature liftoff of the airplane and loss of control.

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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