# Accident 20230611017119A: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET, Youngstown, NY, June 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Youngstown, NY
- Airport: Shear
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2646° N, 78.9662° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2646&lon=-78.9662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (registry code 05602K0, https://openairdocs.org/model/wonder-michael-s-harmon-rocket) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WONDER MICHAEL S HARMON ROCKET
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230611017119A

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY 06/11/2023 AT 1500 LOCAL TIME THIS OFFICE WAS INFORMED OF A FATAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT SHEAR AIRPORT 63NY. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED A SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL HARMON ROCKET AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GRASS RUNWAY HEADING SOUTH. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 DEGREES TO DO A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AT 10-15 FEET. NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT STRUCK TREES ALONG BRALEY RD. AND CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF BRALEY RD.

THE IMPACT IN THE TREES RUPTURED THE FUEL CELL AND BROKEN BRANCHES LANDED ON POWER LINES. THIS RESULTED IN A FIRE AT THE SCENE.

A WITNESS REPORTED THAT DURING THE LOW PASS AN APPROX. 4-5 INCH PIECE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE TIP LANDED NEAR HIM. THIS HAPPENED JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE TREES.

THE PIECE OF PROPELLER WAS GIVEN TO THE NTSB.

## 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 ERA23FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA266), Jun 11, 2023: Wonder Michael S Harmon Rocket (N85TP), Porter, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while initiating a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N85TP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170211005399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170211005399I), Feb 11, 2017: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (N85TP), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Description of deviation: investigated incident at Manassas airport 2/11/17 1050EST. Aircraft was at runway 16R run-up area conducting engine run prior to…
- [Accident 20140521007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140521007629A), May 21, 2014: Wonder Michael S HARMON ROCKET (N85TP), Winston Salem, NC, Substantial damage. N85TP on vectors for runway 33 at int, asked and received ATC clearance for a visual to runway 22 due reported winds. N85TP broke off first approach to runway…

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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