# Accident 20170510007079A: Reupert Mark AVID FLYER, Reedsville, PA, May 10, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 10, 2017, 15:40 local time - Place: Reedsville, PA - Airport: Mifflin County - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.6811° N, 77.6258° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6811&lon=-77.6258&mi=10 - Aircraft: N532SE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N532SE) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Reupert Mark AVID FLYER (registry code 05612CK, https://openairdocs.org/model/reupert-mark-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: REUPERT MARK AVID FLYER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Sport pilot - Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA177) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170510007079A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT, N532SE, IS A SIDE BY SIDE DUAL CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT AND HAD TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. THE OCCUPANT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS A CERTIFICATED SPORT PILOT AND WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND. THE OCCUPANT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING THIS PARTICULAR TAKE OFF SEQUENCE FROM RUNWAY 24 AT MIFFLIN COUNTY AIRPORT (KRVL). THE OCCUPANT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A STANDARD TAKE OFF. DURING THE DEPARTURE ROLL, THE OCCUPANT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND LOST RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT (NORTH). THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IS BORDERED BY A GRASS STRIP, WHICH IS BORDERED BY A DRAINAGE DITCH AND A HILL THAT SLOPES UPWARD. THERE IS THEN A FLAT EXPANSE OF FIELD WHICH SLOPES DOWNWARD AND AWAY (NORTH) FORM THE AIRPORT, THIS IS BORDERED BY A SIX FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE. BEYOND THE FENCE, APPROXIMATELY250 YARDS TO THE NORTH IS A FARM HOUSE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT, THE OCCUPANT IN THE LEFT SEAT TOOK THE CONTROLS BACK FROM THE OCCUPANT IN THE RIGHT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT ENTERED THE GRASS DITCH. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GRASS DITCH IT HAD BECOME AIRBORNE AND THE OCCUPANT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS UNABLE TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE FENCE BUT THE OCCUPANT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS CONCERNED THEY WERE GOING TO HIT THE FARM HOUSE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS TO THE NORTH. THE OCCUPANT IN THE LEFT SEAT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT (SOUTH) AND THIS IS WHEN THE LEFT WING STALLED AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A LEFT WING , NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND COUNTER CLOCKWISE ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN A POSITION THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL HEADING. THE WRECKAGE INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING STRUCK FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE COWLING THEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE WRECKAGE SIGNATURE ALSO INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT "PIROUETTED" OR SPUN COUNTER CLOCKWISE AS IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. ## 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 ERA17CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA177), May 10, 2017: Reupert Mark Avid Flyer (N532SE), Reedsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sport pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. ## Other reports on N532SE (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20220823014979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220823014979I), Aug 23, 2022: Reupert Mark AVID FLYER (N532SE), Cambridge, MN, Minor damage. After departing on runway 16 while climbing out on runway heading the engine lost power around 800 feet AGL. It continued to run but was not producing enough… 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. 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