# Accident 20210316022229A: Schempp-Hirth K G MINI-NIMBUS C, Groveland, FL, March 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2021, 12:15 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4089° N, 81.8370° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4089&lon=-81.8370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16MG-2022-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth K G MINI-NIMBUS C (registry code 38019VD, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-mini-nimbus-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH K G MINI-NIMBUS C
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210316022229A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED AND THE TOW PILOT DID NOT 'RELEASE' THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAITED FOR THE PILOT TO DO SO. THE PILOT RELEASED LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS A SERVICE ROAD ON THE AIRPORT AND THEN HIT A PARKED PICK-UP TRUCK.

## 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 ERA21LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA156), Mar 16, 2021: Schempp-Hirth K G MINI-NIMBUS C (N16MG), Groveland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unsuccessful initial attempt to release from the tow plane at the start of an unstable takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a parked vehicle. Contributing…

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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