# Incident 20170211005399I: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET, Manassas, VA, February 11, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2017, 10:50 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis F
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (registry code 05602K0, https://openairdocs.org/model/wonder-michael-s-harmon-rocket) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WONDER MICHAEL S HARMON ROCKET
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,820 total, 610 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170211005399I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: INVESTIGATED INCIDENT AT MANASSAS AIRPORT 2/11/17 1050EST.

AIRCRAFT WAS AT RUNWAY 16R RUN-UP AREA CONDUCTING ENGINE RUN PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR AREA BEFORE MOVING,  CAME OFF THE BRAKES AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAKING THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT ROCKED FORWARD WHEN PILOT HIT THE BRAKES TOO HARD AND STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING THE PROP AND THE COWLING.  NO ONE WAS HURT, AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN BACK TO OWNERS HANGER.

COMMENTS:

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE  ACTION: NONE

## Other reports on N85TP (2)

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

- [Accident 20230611017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230611017119A), Jun 11, 2023: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (N85TP), Youngstown, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On Sunday 06/11/2023 at 1500 local time this office was informed of a fatal aircraft accident at Shear Airport 63NY. The accident involved a single engine…
- [Accident 20140521007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140521007629A), May 21, 2014: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (N85TP), Winston Salem, NC, Substantial damage. N85TP on vectors for runway 33 at int, asked and received ATC clearance for a visual to runway 22 due reported winds. N85TP broke off first approach to runway…

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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