# Accident 20160727011649A: Alon A2, Alamosa, CO, July 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2016, 07:15 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: Alamos-Las Arenas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4792° N, 105.6322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4792&lon=-105.6322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5690F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5690F-2018-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A2
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160727011649A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/27/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 HRS (MDT), N5690F, SN A-190, ALON AIRCOUPE A-2 DEPARTED RWY 20 AT ALAMOS-LAS ARENAS, CO., (2C02) PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (RUNWAY 20). AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE WHEN CONTACTING A DIRT HUMP ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND JUST LEFT OF RUNWAY.  THE EVENT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. RIGHT LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT WING, NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, PROPELLER BLADE TIPS BENT, LEFT WING TIP BENT AND CRUMPLED UP, RIGHT RUDDER BENT IN HALF,  LOWER COWLING AND FIREWALL DEFORMED. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THE TIME.

## 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 GAA16CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA394), Jul 27, 2016: Alon A2 (N5690F), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff on an uneven runway surface, which resulted in it becoming airborne prematurely, an aerodynamic stall, and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N5690F (2)

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

- [Incident 20080110010659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080110010659I), Jan 10, 2008: Alon A2 (N5690F), Springfield, IL, No damage. (-23) The certificated private and non-instrument rated pilot of N5690F, an ERCO5 aircraft, on a VFR flight from farmington, MO (kfam) to olive branch, ms…
- [Accident 19740611016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740611016319A), Jun 11, 1974: Univar A2ALON (N5690F), WY, Substantial damage

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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