# Accident 20220220002379A: Paul D Spangenberg AR-1KC, Sarasota, FL, February 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2022, 14:43 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota/Bradenton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paul D Spangenberg AR-1KC (registry code 05638HC, https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-d-spangenberg-ar-1kc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAUL D SPANGENBERG AR-1KC
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220220002379A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2022, AT 1443 EST, N65PC, AMATEUR BUILT 2019 PAUL D SPANGENBERG AR-1KC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 04 AT SARASOTA-BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SRQ). AT MIDFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT FLARED AND APPEARED TO GO VERTICAL. THE PILOT CORRECTED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY EAST OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 04 INTO THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 04 AND TAXIWAY DELTA. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 ERA22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA134), Feb 20, 2022: Spangenberg AR-1KC (N65PC), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper control input during an aborted takeoff procedure, which resulted in a main rotor blade contacting the vertical stabilizer, a loss of control, and subsequent runway excursion.

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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