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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Whiting Cleon GLASAIR SH-2 · Palmetto, FL · January 20, 2022

Date
January 20, 2022 · 12:20 local
Place
Palmetto, FL
Airport
Manatee
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5125X
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA437
Reported as
Whiting Cleon Glasair SH-2
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total8 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

At 12:20 pm 20/01/2022 privacy data omitted a glasair SH2 was on takeoff roll when the PIC pushed forward on control yoke with full power applied he raised the tail of the aircraft causing a left turning force which could not be abated with full right rudder and some right brake, subsequently loss directional control and was unable to maintain center line. The left wing tip touched the grass causing the right wing tip to swing around and impact the grass runway. Substantial damage to the right wing tip. The intended flight was to just do touch and gos in the pattern.

As the FAA filed it

AT 12:20 PM 20/01/2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A GLASAIR SH2 WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN THE PIC PUSHED FORWARD ON CONTROL YOKE WITH FULL POWER APPLIED HE RAISED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING A LEFT TURNING FORCE WHICH COULD NOT BE ABATED WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND SOME RIGHT BRAKE, SUBSEQUENTLY LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CENTER LINE. THE LEFT WING TIP TOUCHED THE GRASS CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO SWING AROUND AND IMPACT THE GRASS RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS TO JUST DO TOUCH AND GOS IN THE PATTERN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.