# Incident 20170622007509I: Brm Aero Sro BRISTELL S-LSA, Lititz, PA, June 22, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2017, 08:35 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432BL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: BRM Aero Sro BRISTELL S-LSA (registry code 0600090, https://openairdocs.org/model/brm-aero-sro-bristell-s-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRM AERO SRO BRISTELL S-LSA
- Reported engine: ROTOAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 67 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170622007509I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 31 (KLNS) AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. THE PILOT THEN BEGAN A TAKE OFF ROLL, RUNWAY 31, ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR DRIFT IN A QUARTERING CROSSWIND. WINDS WERE APPROXIMETLY 2 MILES PER HOUR WSW, 080. APPROXIAMETLY 10 KTS SHORT OF ROTATION, THE PILOT OVER-CORRECTED FOR DRIFT WITH TOO MUCH RIGHT RUDDER AND ACCIDENTLY TAPPED THE RIGHT BRAKE. THE AIRPLANE TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND ENTERING THE GRASS AND OVER A SMALL BERM. THE AIRPLANE WAS AIRBORNE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AS A RESULT OF GOING OVER THE BERM. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE AIRPLANE WAS ONLY A FEW FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, ANGLED TO THE LEFT, ATTITUDE DAMAGING THE NOSE AND LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N432BL (1)

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

- [Incident 20240613008269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240613008269I), Jun 13, 2024: Brm Aero Sro BRISTELL S-LSA (N432BL), Lancaster, PA, No damage. Student pilot was practicing landings at Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, PA. (Lns). After touch down on roll out, the aircraft left the right side of runway 31,…

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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