# Accident 20190613011209A: Bryner Sheldon E JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Quinlan, TX, June 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2019, 19:45 local time
- Place: Quinlan, TX
- Airport: Rockin M Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9525° N, 96.0958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9525&lon=-96.0958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324SB-2020-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryner Sheldon E JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 05627KQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryner-sheldon-e-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRYNER SHELDON E JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,925 total, 19 in this make and model, 279 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190613011209A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLANDER, N324SB, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM ROCKIN M AIRPORT (T14), QUINLAN TEXAS. UNABLE TO CLEAR TALL TREES ABOUT 160 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ELECTED TO POINT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE SHORTER TREES, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

METER KGVT 132055Z AUTO 01003 KTS 10SM CLR 31/09 A3009 RMK

TEMP/DEW POINT 28ºC/13ºC

## 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 CEN19LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA173), Jun 13, 2019: Just Highlander (N324SB), Quinlan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart with minimal runway available and his improper soft-field takeoff procedure, which resulted in impact with trees due to a slow airspeed and settling effect during climb…

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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