26.9186° N, 81.9909° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PUNTA GORDA (PGD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 18, 2022 · 07:26 local
Place
Punta Gorda, FL
Airport
Punta Gorda
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7160K
Reported as
Schirck Francis J Excalibur/Wide
Reported engine
ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,300 total7 in the last 90 days
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.
During takeoff roll on runway 33 pilot increased power and aircraft yawed to the right, pilot did not properly manage the controls of the aircraft. Aircraft rolled of runway into the grass settling in a ditch. Causing damage to the nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 33 PILOT INCREASED POWER AND AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT, PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY MANAGE THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OF RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS SETTLING IN A DITCH. CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR.