# Accident 20160916015669A: Airtime Aircraft Inc CYGNET, Venice, FL, September 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0711° N, 82.4408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0711&lon=-82.4408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airtime CYGNET (registry code 06001AR, https://openairdocs.org/model/airtime-cygnet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTIME AIRCRAFT INC CYGNET
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA498) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916015669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA498), Sep 16, 2016: Airtime Cygnet (N145AT), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N145AT (1)

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

- [Incident 20170426004429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170426004429I), Apr 26, 2017: Airtime Aircraft Inc CYGNET (N145AT), Sarasota, FL, No damage. After departing the Sarasota airport (srq) in a light sport amphibious aircraft the pilot failed to raise the landing gear prior to attempting a water landing…

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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