# Incident 20200327003919I: Griggs Sam SPORT TRAINER, Stoneville, NC, March 27, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stoneville, NC
- Airport: Rockingham County Nc Shiloh
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4372° N, 79.8510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC SHILOH (SIF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4372&lon=-79.8510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926SG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Griggs Sam SPORT TRAINER (registry code 05602EE, https://openairdocs.org/model/griggs-sam-sport-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRIGGS SAM SPORT TRAINER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,614 total, 250 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200327003919I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL IN THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHEN THE PILOT LIFTED THE TAIL, HE NOTED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TOWARD THE PAPI LIGHTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING THE PAPI LIGHTS. JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, THE PILOT HEARD THE NOISE OF AN IMPACT. THE PILOT ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND DECIDED THE AIRCRAFT WAS HANDLING NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NORMAL ENGINE PERFORMANCE SO THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE INTO THE PATTERN. WHILE CONTINUING IN THE PATTERN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT MADE A CALL TO TRAFFIC IN THE AREA THAT HE WOULD BE RETURNING TO LAND IN THE GRASS DUE TO DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT LANDED IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND HELD THE LEFT GEAR OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AS THE PILOT PUT THE LEFT GEAR DOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SKIDDED TO A STOP, VEERING TO THE LEFT AS THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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