# Incident 20170723014829I: Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX, Leesburg, VA, July 23, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phoenix Air Sro U-15 PHOENIX (registry code 0600079, https://openairdocs.org/model/phoenix-air-sro-u-15-phoenix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHOENIX AIR SRO U-15 PHOENIX
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170723014829I

## Narrative

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

ON 23 JULY 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330, A PHOENIX AIR SRO (MOTOR GLIDER) ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM LEESBURG AIRPORT (JYO) VA.  PRIOR TO LIFTOFF SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED THE GRASS.  FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUT BY THE PILOT DID NOT CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTION.  THE PILOT SHUT OFF POWER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP ABOUT 180 DEGRESS OUT FROM TAKEOFF DIRECTION.  THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE COWLING.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  AT THAT TIME THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE AND FAA WERE NOTIFIED.

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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