# Accident 20160130017379A: Brook Aaron D LANCAIR IV-P, Albany, GA, January 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2016, 14:45 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Southwest Georgia Regional Air
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5397° N, 84.1908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5397&lon=-84.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401PT-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brook Aaron D LANCAIR IV-P (registry code 05613IU, https://openairdocs.org/model/brook-aaron-d-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROOK AARON D LANCAIR IV-P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160130017379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA16FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA097), Jan 30, 2016: Brook Aaron D Lancair IV P (N401PT), Albany, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N401PT (2)

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

- [Incident 20100421039989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100421039989I), Apr 21, 2010: Brook Aaron LANCAIR IV- (N401PT), West Mifflin, PA, Minor damage. The 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…
- [Accident 20070602008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602008889A), Jun 2, 2007: Amtr LANCAIRIVP (N401PT), Parowan, UT, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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