# Accident 20200625008359A: Waters David L ONEX, Anoka, MN, June 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2020, 11:37 local time
- Place: Anoka, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1453° N, 93.2119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1453&lon=-93.2119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N951X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waters David L ONEX (registry code 05636Q2, https://openairdocs.org/model/waters-david-l-onex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2300 (registry code 52551, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WATERS DAVID L ONEX
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200625008359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM RWY 27, DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT SO HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE LEFT WING IN THE WING ROOT AREA, THE LIGHT ALSO STRUCK THE LEFT BRAKE, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE LEFT ELEVATOR. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY.

## 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 CEN20CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA251), Jun 25, 2020: Sonex Onex (N951X), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's hard landing on the airplane's nosewheel, which jammed the steering, and resulted in a runway excursion and impact with runway lights.

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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