# Accident 20161005019889A: Fuller Neil H GLASAIR SH-2, Bellingham, WA, October 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2016, 15:10 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7867° N, 122.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7867&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724NF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724NF-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fuller Neil H GLASAIR SH-2 (registry code 05655LR, https://openairdocs.org/model/fuller-neil-h-glasair-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FULLER NEIL H GLASAIR SH-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 242 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161005019889A

## Narrative

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

INITIATED TWY E DEPARTURE ON RWY 34. WAS OBSERVED TO WOBBLE DURING T.O. ROLL AND LIFT OFF. SETTLED BACK TO RWY 34. AIRCRAFT ANGLED TO THE LEFT OF CENTER LINE. RH WHL SKID MARK ON RWY SURFACE OBSERVED. TRACKS THRU GRASS VISIBLE FROM RWY EDGE TO 2000FT SIGN. R WING CONTACTED 2000FT SIGN. ACFT SPUN 90 DEGREES TO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL ON GRASS. MLG BROKE OFF AS ACFT SLID SIDWAYS. THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS APPROX 2000FT FROM INITIATION OF T.O.

## 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 GAA17CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA011), Oct 5, 2016: Fuller Neil H Glasair SH 2 (N724NF), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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