# Incident 20220618010629I: Schirck Francis J EXCALIBUR/WIDE, Punta Gorda, FL, June 18, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2022, 07:26 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Punta Gorda
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9186° N, 81.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUNTA GORDA (PGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9186&lon=-81.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7160K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHIRCK FRANCIS J EXCALIBUR/WIDE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220618010629I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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