# Accident 20191114019299A: Riffee Danny D FISHER FP-202 KOALA, Erwin, NC, November 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Airport: Harnett Regional Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3803° N, 78.7322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3803&lon=-78.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47CV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47CV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Riffee Danny D FISHER FP-202 KOALA (registry code 056137I, https://openairdocs.org/model/riffee-danny-d-fisher-fp-202-koala) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RIFFEE DANNY D FISHER FP-202 KOALA
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 77 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191114019299A

## Narrative

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

N47CV AN EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE SEAT AIRPLANE, ATTEMPTED TO DEPART RUNWAY 5 AT HRJ IN VMC CONDITIONS.  ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AS THE TAIL WHEEL LEFT THE GROUND, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP CAUSING SEVERE RIGHT YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT REPORTED APPLYING FULL LEFT RUDDER.  N47CV LEFT THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS INTO THE TREELINE AND BUSHES.

NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 GAA20CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA087), Nov 14, 2019: Fisher FP 202 Koala (N47CV), Erwin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.

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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