# Accident 20151108017899A: Warrenton, VA, November 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2015, 09:40 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151108017899A

## Narrative

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

ON 8 NOVEMBER 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0940, AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE SERIAL NUMBER UL1942 ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM WARRENTON FAUQUIER AIRPORT (HWY) ON RUNWAY 33.  THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE PITCHED STRAIGHT UP, THEN PITCHED STRAIGHT BACK DOWN.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG AND OTHER NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AN INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN.  IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.  THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE PROVIDED THE PILOT?S STATEMENT VIA E-MAIL, A WITNESS STATEMENT, AND A COPY OF THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT TO THE FAA INVESTIGATOR.

ON 10 NOVEMBER 2015, A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT OF ULTRALIGHT SERIAL NUMBER UL1942 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REVEALED THAT HE GAVE THE ENGINE FULL POWER, THEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED STRAIGHT UP, THEN PITCHED STRAIGHT DOWN.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT HE KNEW THAT HIS ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE AFT CG WAS OUT OF LIMITS, BUT HE TOOK OFF ANYWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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