# Incident 20150519006809I: Rockwell International 114, Seneca Falls, NY, May 19, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2015, 17:20 local time
- Place: Seneca Falls, NY
- Airport: Fingerlakes Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8836° N, 76.7812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FINGER LAKES RGNL (0G7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8836&lon=-76.7812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5832N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5832N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150519006809I

## Narrative

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

5/19/2015 - 17:20 LOCAL FINGER LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT, NY: N5832N, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114, ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF RUNWAY, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE WITH THE LEFT WING. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: MINOR

INSPECTED N5832N @ THE FINGER LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT FOUND: AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE NON-STRUCTURAL WING DAMAGE, AND POSSIBLE LANDING GEAR, AND UNKNOWN ENGINE ISSUES.  THE PILOT, AT WHAT APPEARS AT FULL THROTTLE, LEFT THE RUNWAY, HIT THE GLIDESLOPE LIGHTS (2 DAMAGE UNUSABLE) , PAPI, WITH THE LEFT WING TIP, CONTINUED THROUGH THE WINDSOCK CIRCLE, JUMPED JET ANOTHER CONCRETE BORDER, RAN THROUGH THE GRASS STILL RUNNING, AND WENT THROUGH A DITCH WHERE THERE WAS MULTIPLE PROP HITS, PLANE CONTINUED UP THE BANK MOWING THE GRASS WITH THE PROP, UNTIL HE ROLLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AN APPROX. 1500 FEET FROM THE START.  PILOT THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP.  THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKING.  WEATHER: INITIALLY WAS TOLD THERE WAS TAIL WIND  AT APPROX. 15 KNOTS, BUT WAS LATER TOLD IT WAS A CROSS WIND.  A CROSSWIND WOULD BETTER EXPLAIN THE ARC HE LEFT ON THE RUNWAY.

6/3/2015 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE PILOT; EVENT TIME 17:20, WIND SPEED 14 -18 KNOTS @ 341, THE RUNWAY WAS DRY, AND THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL ISSUES PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.  PILOT'S ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT: "ON DEPARTURE ENCOUNTER HIGH CROSS WIND AFTER PASSING BUILDING SLID OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS"

AIRCRAFT WILL BE REPAIRED LOCALLY AT FINGER LAKES REGIONAL

ASI - PILOT ATTEMPTED A DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 1 TO THE NORTH, WINDS AS STATED BY THE PILOT WERE AT 341 @ 14 -18 KNOTS. MARKINGS, (TIRE RUB MARKS, NO SKID MARKS) ON THE RUNWAY SHOW FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY A STEADY ARC OF THE NOSE TIRE AND RIGHT MAIN TIRE HEADING TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT MAIN TIRE SHOWED EVIDENCE APPROX. 25 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY, IN THE GRASS.

AIRCRAFT ANNUAL, REGISTRATION, AND PILOT MEDICAL WAS CURRENT.

## Other reports on N5832N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130521009289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130521009289I), May 21, 2013: Rockwell International 114 (N5832N), Lapeer, MI, Minor damage. On landing flare after a maintenance test flight for an autopilot malfunction, the pilot's seat disengaged from the seat rail and slid aft, the pilot told the…
- [Incident 20021118031559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021118031559I), Nov 18, 2002: Gulstm 114 (N5832N), Butler, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Following a normal landing on runway 26, the pilot stated he experienced an inexplicable, unmanageable left sideward drift toward and off the left side…

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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