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FAA accident report · Aircraft Mfg & Design CH650LS · Villa Rica, GA · October 5, 2020

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Date
October 5, 2020 · 15:00 local
Place
Villa Rica, GA
Airport
Earl L. Small Jr
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N232PA
Reported as
Aircraft Mfg & Design CH650LS
Reported engine
Continental O-200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,021 total168 in this make and model
N232PARegistered now · Aircraft Mfg & Design CH650LSS/N 650-104 · Built 2008Airframe modelAircraft Mfg & Design CH650LSEngine modelContinental O-200A4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

When Aircraft reached a speed of an estimated 40 - 45 knots, the Aircraft exicuted an un-commanded left turn. Pilot closed the throttle and applied full right rudder along with heavy right pedal braking neither of which could arrest the dramatic swerve to the left. The Aircraft departed the runway at an angle of about 60° to the runway centerline. The pilot applied full right and left braking to avoid contacting the drainage ditch. The Aircraft stood up on its nose and the starboard wing tip continuing on over coming to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN AIRCRAFT REACHED A SPEED OF AN ESTIMATED 40 - 45 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT EXICUTED AN UN-COMMANDED LEFT TURN. PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER ALONG WITH HEAVY RIGHT PEDAL BRAKING NEITHER OF WHICH COULD ARREST THE DRAMATIC SWERVE TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 60° TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKING TO AVOID CONTACTING THE DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT STOOD UP ON ITS NOSE AND THE STARBOARD WING TIP CONTINUING ON OVER COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.