# Accident 20191021020319A: Richard B Carpenter AR-1, Brooksville, FL, October 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2019, 09:45 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4736° N, 82.4556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4736&lon=-82.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N147AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147AR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard B Carpenter AR-1 (registry code 05636XH, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-b-carpenter-ar-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD B CARPENTER AR-1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 190 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191021020319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AND INITIATED TAKEOFF ROLL PRIOR TO HAVING ADEQUATE ROTOR SPEED. WHEN FORWARD MOTION COMMENCED THE ROTOR FLAPPED AND STRUCK THE RUDDER, SEPARATING THE RUDDER FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA20CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA044), Oct 21, 2019: Richard B Carpenter AR-1 (N147AR), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper rotor speed before takeoff, which resulted in the rotor blade striking the rudder. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to abort the 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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