# Accident 20160719011309A: Costruzioni Aeronautuche Tecna P2008, Midland, VA, July 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2016, 11:14 local time
- Place: Midland, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6322° N, 77.8772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6322&lon=-77.8772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N615BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008 (registry code 060007Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p2008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTUCHE TECNA P2008
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 8 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160719011309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AND LOST CONTROL.

## 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 ERA16LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA263), Jul 19, 2016: Tecnam P2008 (N615BS), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to begin the takeoff roll with helicopter traffic on the runway, which led to a rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper use of the toe brakes,…

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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