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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtime CYGNET · Venice, FL · September 16, 2016

Date: September 16, 2016 · 16:00 local
Place: Venice, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N145AT
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA498
Reported as: Airtime Cygnet
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Flight instructor, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N145ATRegistered now · Airtime CYGNETS/N 00101 Airframe modelAirtime CYGNET Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft was departing runway 23 with student and CFI. Student froze on the controls and the CFI was unable to regain control of the aircraft.

The aircraft veered to the right and flipped over.

This is a weight shift control aircraft.

Aircraft inspection revealed substantial damage to the wing structure.

Damage to the mast consists of bending to the left consistant with a right side rollover.

Minimal damage to the main structure of the aircraft. (Float/fuselage)

Propeller destroyed.

Aircraft has a current condition inspection and no mechanical anomolies were reported by either pilot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 23 WITH STUDENT AND CFI. STUDENT FROZE ON THE CONTROLS AND THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND FLIPPED OVER.

THIS IS A WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL AIRCRAFT.

AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUCTURE.

DAMAGE TO THE MAST CONSISTS OF BENDING TO THE LEFT CONSISTANT WITH A RIGHT SIDE ROLLOVER.

MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT. (FLOAT/FUSELAGE)

PROPELLER DESTROYED.

AIRCRAFT HAS A CURRENT CONDITION INSPECTION AND NO MECHANICAL ANOMOLIES WERE REPORTED BY EITHER PILOT.

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 GAA16CA498Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVenice, FLThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion.Sep 16, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N145AT · 1

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

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