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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · BRM Aero S R O BRISTELL LSA · Heber City, UT · February 14, 2019

Date
February 14, 2019 · 12:00 local
Place
Heber City, UT
Airport
Russ Mcdonald Fld
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N233PM
Reported as
BRM Aero S R O Bristell LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 914UL2-01
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
87 total4 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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.

The pilot started his takeoff roll on runway 21, he felt air coming from around the canopy and relized he didn't latch it. He tried to latch it but couldn't so he tried to abort the takeoff and tried to pull the power off. This aircraft has a detent for the turbo and he couldn't pull it off past the detent, he hit the brakes and the aircraft slid into the snow bank at the side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 21, HE FELT AIR COMING FROM AROUND THE CANOPY AND RELIZED HE DIDN'T LATCH IT. HE TRIED TO LATCH IT BUT COULDN'T SO HE TRIED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND TRIED TO PULL THE POWER OFF. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A DETENT FOR THE TURBO AND HE COULDN'T PULL IT OFF PAST THE DETENT, HE HIT THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO THE SNOW BANK AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.