# Accident 20220120019289A: Whiting Cleon GLASAIR SH-2, Palmetto, FL, January 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2022, 12:20 local time
- Place: Palmetto, FL
- Airport: Manatee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6423° N, 82.5202° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6423&lon=-82.5202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5125X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5125X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Whiting Cleon GLASAIR SH-2 (registry code 05655QQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/whiting-cleon-glasair-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHITING CLEON GLASAIR SH-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 8 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220120019289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA437), Jan 20, 2022: Whiting Cleon Glasair SH-2 (N5125X), Palmetto, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff roll.

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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