# Accident 20170722010719A: Gilbert Thomas Jeffrey LANCAIR 235, Denison, TX, July 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2017, 12:27 local time
- Place: Denison, TX
- Airport: North Texas Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7136° N, 96.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7136&lon=-96.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91JG-2019-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gilbert Thomas Jeffrey LANCAIR 235 (registry code 05616N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/gilbert-thomas-jeffrey-lancair-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GILBERT THOMAS JEFFREY LANCAIR 235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,409 total, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA435) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722010719A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL ON THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND SNAPPED OFF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.  THIS ACTION THEN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO MANEUVER BACK ON THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND THEN DEPART THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE WHEEL AND LEFT MAIN GEAR ALSO SNAPPING OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. 2 PERSONS ONBOARD.

## 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 GAA17CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA435), Jul 22, 2017: Gilbert Thomas Jeffrey Lancair 235 (N91JG), Denison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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