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FAA accident report · Reeves Jimmy Weyman AVID MAGNUM · Frederick, MD · June 6, 2019

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Date
June 6, 2019 · 15:55 local
Place
Frederick, MD
Airport
Frederick Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3062B
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA19LA187
Reported as
Reeves Jimmy Weyman Avid Magnum
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
714 total5 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N3062BRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Reeves Jimmy Weyman AVID MAGNUMS/N 1 REEVESAirframe modelReeves Jimmy Weyman AVID MAGNUM

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was on it's takeoff roll. The pilot flying started to have difficulty with directional control and tried to alleviate the problem by an immediate liftoff. This put the aircraft in the air with insufficient airspeed for controlled flight. The instructor took over control after the unexpected liftoff. He had noticed that the aircraft had lost engine power and was not expecting the pilot flying to rotate the aircraft. He maintained control as well as he could, attempting to keep the aircraft from stalling until it could be set down on the grass adjacent to the runway. He did not have sufficient spare lift to make a turn to avoid hitting a piece of construction machinery working near the runway and then a pile of dirt behind it. The aircraft flipped over when it hit the dirt pile and wound up resting inverted on the FAR side of the pile.

Weather: sky conditions: sct:04 70; visibility 10.00; dry bulb 88F, 31.1C; wet bulb 72F, 22.2C; dew point 64F; 17.8C; humidity 46; wind speed 6MPH; wind direction 300; pressure 29.49; altimeter setting 29.81

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON IT'S TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT FLYING STARTED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TRIED TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM BY AN IMMEDIATE LIFTOFF. THIS PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR CONTROLLED FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER CONTROL AFTER THE UNEXPECTED LIFTOFF. HE HAD NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS NOT EXPECTING THE PILOT FLYING TO ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT. HE MAINTAINED CONTROL AS WELL AS HE COULD, ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM STALLING UNTIL IT COULD BE SET DOWN ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT SPARE LIFT TO MAKE A TURN TO AVOID HITTING A PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY WORKING NEAR THE RUNWAY AND THEN A PILE OF DIRT BEHIND IT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHEN IT HIT THE DIRT PILE AND WOUND UP RESTING INVERTED ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE PILE.

WEATHER: SKY CONDITIONS: SCT:04 70; VISIBILITY 10.00; DRY BULB 88F, 31.1C; WET BULB 72F, 22.2C; DEW POINT 64F; 17.8C; HUMIDITY 46; WIND SPEED 6MPH; WIND DIRECTION 300; PRESSURE 29.49; ALTIMETER SETTING 29.81

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA19LA187Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFrederick, MDThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and instructor’s lack of experience in the make and model of the airplane.Jun 6, 2019 · Substantial damage