20220302009449I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ron Struble AG-915 CENTURION · Chino, CA · March 2, 2022

Date
March 2, 2022 · 14:26 local
Place
Chino, CA
Airport
Chino
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4446S
Reported as
Ron Struble AG-915 Centurion
Reported engine
ROTAX 915 ISC3 A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On take-off roll at rotation, pilot heard "bang". Aborted take-off, returned to parking. Upon inspection found FOD (long wire and ducting) wrapped around the tail booms. Minor damage, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKE-OFF ROLL AT ROTATION, PILOT HEARD "BANG". ABORTED TAKE-OFF, RETURNED TO PARKING. UPON INSPECTION FOUND FOD (LONG WIRE AND DUCTING) WRAPPED AROUND THE TAIL BOOMS. MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.