# Accident 20230128000739A: Richard Brinkman LANCAIR 4P, Hartford, CT, January 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2023, 15:42 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7365° N, 72.6467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7365&lon=-72.6467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550LX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550LX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard Brinkman LANCAIR 4P (registry code 05602C0, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-brinkman-lancair-4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada T74-CP-700 (registry code 52295, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-t74-cp-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD BRINKMAN LANCAIR 4P
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA T74-CP-700
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230128000739A

## Narrative

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

14:16 HOURS LOCAL TIME FBO PERSONNEL TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP.  AN HOUR LATER, THE PILOT ARRIVED AND BEGAN PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND AT 15:18 HOURS.  HE ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT AT 15:19 HOURS.  ENGINE START OCCURRED AT 15:23 HOURS, TAXIED TO RUNWAY 20 AT 15:28 HOURS.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL AT 15:32 HOURS.  PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A NOSE GEAR SHIMMY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT RAMP.  THE PILOT DID NOT EXIT THE AIRCRAFT BUT DID TAXI IN CIRCLES ON THE RAMP PAUSING INTERMITTENTLY AND RETURNED TO RUNWAY 20 AT 15:39 HOURS.  UPON RECEIVING A SECOND CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF, THE PILOT BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT 15:42 HOURS.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND IMMEDIATELY BANKED LEFT, REACHING APPROXIMATELY A 90-DEGREE BANK AND CRASHING INTO THE TERRAIN LEFT (SOUTH) OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE CRASH AND POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA23LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA121), Jan 28, 2023: Richard Brinkman Lancair 4P (N550LX), Hartford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s takeoff with a significant fuel imbalance, which resulted in the airplane lacking the roll authority to overcome the left rolling tendency and subsequently impacting terrain. Contributing…

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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