# Accident 20150416004499A: P&M Aviation Ltd PULSR, Gulf Shores, AL, April 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2894° N, 87.6717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2894&lon=-87.6717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: P & M PULSR (registry code 06001AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/p-m-pulsr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: P&M AVIATION LTD PULSR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150416004499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL.    DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO CORRECT, HE OVER-CORRECTED RESULTING IN A WINGSTRIKE AND OVERTURNED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA15CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA188), Apr 16, 2015: P&M Pulsr (N415PM), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with the ground.

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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