# Incident 20170131001589I: Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA, Centennial, CO, January 31, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2017, 12:15 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N338MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N338MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA (registry code 060004P, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-sp-z-o-o-at-4-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 270 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170131001589I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 31, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 MST (1915Z), N338MF, AN AERO SP AT-4 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17R AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA).

THE 1853Z WEATHER REPORTED WINDS AS 310 AT 9 KNOTS RESULTING IN A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TURNING RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. CORRECTIVE APPLICATION OF LEFT RUDDER CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. OVER APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. ONCE OFF HARD PAVEMENT, THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE DIRT AND COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO AIRFRAME OR FIREWALL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT WAS GIVEN FAA ORAL COUNSELING. THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS INSTRUCTED AND WILL ADMINISTER ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO THE PILOT BEFORE FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N338MF (1)

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

- [Incident 20140723011919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140723011919I), Jul 23, 2014: Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA (N338MF), Minor damage. Wind direction changed as pilot was approching airport. Tower advised pilot to listen to new ATIS and changed runway to 35L. First approach winds were gusty…

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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