20160130017379A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Brook Aaron D LANCAIR IV-P · Albany, GA · January 30, 2016

Date: January 30, 2016 · 14:45 local
Place: Albany, GA
Airport: Southwest Georgia Regional Air
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N401PT
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16FA097
Reported as: Brook Aaron D Lancair IV-P
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total3 in this make and model

N401PTRegistration cancelled May 6, 2019 · Brook Aaron D LANCAIR IV-PS/N LIV-408 · Built 2002 Airframe modelBrook Aaron D LANCAIR IV-P Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Aircraft N401PT took off from runway 22 and at approximately 1000 feet was already off the ground and gears up. At approximately 1500 feet, and 40 to 60 feet off the ground, the aircraft made a sharp right hand turn and then the aircraft appeared to nose over into the ground at a 90 degree angle at approximately 1800 feet down the runway and 180 feet to the right of runway 22. The aircraft caught on fire on impact fatally injuring the two crew members, one passenger and destroying the aircraft from the engine firewall to the aft bulkhead.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N401PT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 22 AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET WAS ALREADY OFF THE GROUND AND GEARS UP. AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET, AND 40 TO 60 FEET OFF THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO NOSE OVER INTO THE GROUND AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 180 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON IMPACT FATALLY INJURING THE TWO CREW MEMBERS, ONE PASSENGER AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ENGINE FIREWALL TO THE AFT BULKHEAD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA16FA097Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportAlbany, GAThe pilots' failure to maintain control during a takeoff attempt in a high-performance airplane. Contributing to the accident were the pilots' decision to operate the airplane above its maximum gross weight and with an aft center of gravity and their lack of…Jan 30, 2016 · Destroyed

Other reports on N401PT · 2

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

Incident 20100421039989ILanding: Rollout · West Mifflin, PAThe pilot stated that the nose wheel separated from the aircraft on rollout. The nose wheel and fork were located on the runway, approximately 900 feet from the aircraft.Apr 21, 2010 · Minor damage Accident 20070602008889AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Parowan, UT(-23)The pilot was on an IFR flight plan cruising at 26000 feet MSL. He encountered some clouds and rain showers over the mountains. The engine ingested some moisture and flamed out. He was not able to restart the engine and made a forced landing at Parowan,…Jun 2, 2007 · Substantial damage