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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stanley T Kocuba SONEX · Beaver Falls, PA · September 19, 2020

Date: September 19, 2020 · 13:55 local
Place: Beaver Falls, PA
Airport: Beaver Falls
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N248SK
Reported as: Stanley T Kocuba Sonex
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 193 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N248SKRegistered now · Stanley T Kocuba SONEXS/N 251 · Built 2018 Airframe modelStanley T Kocuba SONEX Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

The airman stated that at the beginning of the takeoff roll he noticed that his rpm's were 3000 which was within the manufactures limits of 3200 +- 200. About half way point the airman didn't feel his aircraft was performing adequately and decided to abort the takeoff. He said he was 5-10 feet in the air and chopped the power. This aircraft sank and pitched forward. The airman increased to full power and could not arrest the descent and the propeller struck the ground and the aircraft came to rest. The airman was not hurt and proceeded to get out of the aircraft and move it into the grass area between the runway and the taxiway. He was instructed by the control tower to leave the aircraft there until the FAA was notified.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN STATED THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE NOTICED THAT HIS RPM'S WERE 3000 WHICH WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURES LIMITS OF 3200 +- 200. ABOUT HALF WAY POINT THE AIRMAN DIDN'T FEEL HIS AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING ADEQUATELY AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE SAID HE WAS 5-10 FEET IN THE AIR AND CHOPPED THE POWER. THIS AIRCRAFT SANK AND PITCHED FORWARD. THE AIRMAN INCREASED TO FULL POWER AND COULD NOT ARREST THE DESCENT AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE AIRMAN WAS NOT HURT AND PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MOVE IT INTO THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE CONTROL TOWER TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT THERE UNTIL THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED.