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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beachy Ronnie MODEL II · Kendallville, IN · May 16, 2017

Date: May 16, 2017 · 09:30 local
Place: Kendallville, IN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N289RB
Reported as: Beachy Ronnie Model II
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 46,795 total3 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N289RBRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2025 · Beachy Ronnie MODEL IIS/N 362 Airframe modelBeachy Ronnie MODEL II Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor and student pilot were making their initial takeoff on runway 28, instructor advised student to add power slowly and take his time as the runway was plenty long. Student pilot added full power. The aircraft started drifting toward the left as the aircraft accelerated down the runway. The student applied sudden and full right rudder. The instructor stated that he was unable to stop the aircraft from the sudden right turn and prevent the aircraft from ground looping. Aircraft received only minor damage as a result. Neither pilot received any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE MAKING THEIR INITIAL TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 28, INSTRUCTOR ADVISED STUDENT TO ADD POWER SLOWLY AND TAKE HIS TIME AS THE RUNWAY WAS PLENTY LONG. STUDENT PILOT ADDED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TOWARD THE LEFT AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT APPLIED SUDDEN AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE SUDDEN RIGHT TURN AND PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM GROUND LOOPING. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT. NEITHER PILOT RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.