# Accident 20160719011259A: Aeropro Cz A220, Mccarthy, AK, July 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4286° N, 142.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4286&lon=-142.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeropro CZ A220 (registry code 060006W, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-a220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPRO CZ A220
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 110 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160719011259A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON TAKE OFF ROLL FROM GRASS STRIP ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT CORRECTED FOR LOST POWER, THEN ENGINE REGAINED POWER AND  PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND EXITED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, WINGS AND FUSALAGE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC16LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA047), Jul 19, 2016: Aeropro CZ A220 (N151J), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident were engine power surges due to…

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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