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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dayton A Babcock STORM · Eustis, FL · August 20, 2016

Date: August 20, 2016 · 11:30 local
Place: Eustis, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N516VB
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA305
Reported as: Dayton A Babcock Storm
Reported engine: SUZUKI G13BB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,947 total45 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N516VBRegistered now · Dayton A Babcock STORMS/N TTS61 Airframe modelDayton A Babcock STORM Engine modelSuzuki G13BB4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot privacy data omitted ATP certificate #privacy data omitted on 8/20/16 at approximately 9AM departed X55 (mid Florida airport) and flew west approximately 2 miles when a low voltage warning light illuminated followed by engine failure. A successful landing was accomplished at an open field. A new battery was installed and engine operated normally. At approximately 10:30 am the pilot attempted to take off from the off airport field (2 miles west of X55) and at rotation, an uncommanded engine rollback was experienced. An aborted take off was attempted. Aircraft contacted fence and awning on an adjacent house, with substantial damage to forward fuselage and wings.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATP CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 8/20/16 AT APPROXIMATELY 9AM DEPARTED X55 (MID FLORIDA AIRPORT) AND FLEW WEST APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WHEN A LOW VOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT AN OPEN FIELD. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AND ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE OFF AIRPORT FIELD (2 MILES WEST OF X55) AND AT ROTATION, AN UNCOMMANDED ENGINE ROLLBACK WAS EXPERIENCED. AN ABORTED TAKE OFF WAS ATTEMPTED. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED FENCE AND AWNING ON AN ADJACENT HOUSE, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FORWARD FUSELAGE AND WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA16LA305Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEustis, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the loss of engine power due to a malfunctioning alternator, which precipitated the off-field landing, and the pilot’s decision to attempt to take…Aug 20, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N516VB · 1

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

Accident 20150102000479ALanding: Approach · Eustis, FLOn January 2nd 2015 about 1730 local time, an experimental amateur built, weight shift control trike was substantially damaged during its flare maneuver at mid Florida airpark in Eustis, FL. The aircraft a babcock Dayton a, Storm, with a registration number…Jan 2, 2015 · Substantial damage