20150717010009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Celier XENON RST · Livingston, TX · July 17, 2015

Date
July 17, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place
Livingston, TX
Airport
Livingston Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N402ED
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15LA191
Reported as
Celier Xenon RST
Reported engine
ROTAX 912
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,060 total8 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot heard a loud noise and felt vibration on takeoff. He aborted the takeoff and the aircraft departed the left side of the runway and rolled onto its left side. There were no injuries reported. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.