# Accident 20160513005679A: Jewett Brandon RV-6, Mckinney, TX, May 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2016, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Areo Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2094° N, 96.7436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2094&lon=-96.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700MJ-2022-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jewett Brandon RV-6 (registry code 05607AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/jewett-brandon-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEWETT BRANDON RV-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 14 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513005679A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VANS RV-6, N700MJ, WAS PREPARED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17 AT AERO COUNTRY AIRPORT IN MCKINNEY TEXAS (T31). SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT ADDED TAKEOFF POWER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN16LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA185), May 13, 2016: Jewett Brandon RV 6 (N700MJ), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff.

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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