# Accident 20180225003099A: Tecnam ASTORE, Apopka, FL, February 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Apopka, FL
- Airport: Orlando Apopka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7069° N, 81.5817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7069&lon=-81.5817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna ASTORE (registry code 06001AG, https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-astore) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TECNAM ASTORE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 35 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180225003099A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A EMBANKMENT.

## 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 GAA18CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA142), Feb 25, 2018: Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna Astore (N194CT), Apopka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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