20191206021719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raytheon A36 · Spring Branch, TX · December 6, 2019

Date
December 6, 2019 · 13:15 local
Place
Spring Branch, TX
Airport
Kestrel Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N408P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20TA031
Reported as
Raytheon A36
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
131 total42 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On December 6, 2019 at approximately 1330 CDT, N408P was substantially damaged after the pilot lost control during rotation and aborted the take off. The aircraft left the runway, struck the airport windsock pole shearing thru a portion of the left wing and continued until stopping near the end of runway 30 at Kestrel Airpark (1T7) Spring Branch, Texas. The pilot and four passengers including the aircraft owners wife reported no injuires to Texas dps troopers or FAA iic. The aircraft was registered to privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted. The VFR part 91 flight originated from (F41) ennis municipal airport.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 6, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, N408P WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING ROTATION AND ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, STRUCK THE AIRPORT WINDSOCK POLE SHEARING THRU A PORTION OF THE LEFT WING AND CONTINUED UNTIL STOPPING NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 30 AT KESTREL AIRPARK (1T7) SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS. THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS INCLUDING THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS WIFE REPORTED NO INJUIRES TO TEXAS DPS TROOPERS OR FAA IIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE VFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (F41) ENNIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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