# Incident 20180120000999I: Stovall Todd J RV-10, Manassas, VA, January 20, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2018, 15:24 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis F
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stovall Todd J RV-10 (registry code 056312T, https://openairdocs.org/model/stovall-todd-j-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOVALL TODD J RV-10
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 204 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180120000999I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF AT HEF ON RUNWAY 34L AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ROLLOUT AND EVENTUALLY THROUGH ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING LEFT WITH RESISTANCE IN BOTH THE STICK AND PEDALS CORRECTING TO THE RIGHT.  UPON LIFTOFF, WITH NO CONTROL AUTHORITY TO THE RIGHT THE PILOT DECIDED TO IDLE THE ENGINE AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED AIRPORT FIXED LIGHTING AND A RUNWAY SIGN, AND WENT INTO THE GRASS.  PILOT REPORTED POSSIBLE LEFT BRAKE DRAGGING.  AFTER INSPECTION NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES.

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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