# Incident 20210516009849I: Donald Williams CHRISTAVIA MK 4, Madera, CA, May 16, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2021, 08:00 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADERA MUNI (MAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3982, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3982) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Donald Williams CHRISTAVIA MK 4 (registry code 05639VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-williams-christavia-mk-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-C1A (registry code 41889, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-c1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DONALD WILLIAMS CHRISTAVIA MK 4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 835 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210516009849I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 16, 2021 AT KMAE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING PHASE ONE OF THE 40 HOUR FLIGHT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL ARMATURE BUILT AIRCRAFT N3982. ENGINE RUN UP, TAXI AND INITIAL TAKE OFF WERE NORMAL WHEN AIRCRAFT REACHED ABOUT 25 FEET PILOT STATED HE FELT A UNCOTROLLED RIGHT ROLL. PILOT DECIDED TO ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERANCED A HARD LANDED APPLIED THE BREAKS AND LOST CONTROL. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THIRD PARTY PROPERTY, AND AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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