20171204022669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · 2016 Stephen Yoho SONEX ONEX · Williamstown, WV · December 4, 2017

Date
December 4, 2017 · 14:15 local
Place
Williamstown, WV
Airport
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N104SY
Reported as
2016 Stephen Yoho Sonex Onex
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
110 total

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.

Pilot stated that upon takeoff roll he may have gotten up to 30 mph and all of a sudden the aircraft took a sharp left and went into the grass beside runway.

Nose wheel was bent all the way to the left , strut was also bent and both propeller tips were broken off.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT UPON TAKEOFF ROLL HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN UP TO 30 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRCRAFT TOOK A SHARP LEFT AND WENT INTO THE GRASS BESIDE RUNWAY.

NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT , STRUT WAS ALSO BENT AND BOTH PROPELLER TIPS WERE BROKEN OFF.