20190514004609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan John Steffey JSX-2 · Latrobe, PA · May 14, 2019

Date
May 14, 2019 · 19:48 local
Place
Latrobe, PA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N224P
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA266
Reported as
Ryan John Steffey JSX-2
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
305 total6 in this make and model18 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.

Pilot stated that he failed to lock canopy. During rotation, the canopy lifted, the pilot reached up to secure, and pushed the yoke forward causing the aircraft to contact runway collapsing the gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO LOCK CANOPY. DURING ROTATION, THE CANOPY LIFTED, THE PILOT REACHED UP TO SECURE, AND PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.