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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Fairhope, AL · July 8, 2023

Date: July 8, 2023 · 21:22 local
Place: Fairhope, AL
Airport: H L Sonny Callahan
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6116N
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR22T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total

N6116NRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22TS/N 8843 · Built 2022 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22T Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-KReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed cqf. During the takeoff roll the pilot felt a "jolt" as the aircraft suddenly jerked to the left. Pilot regained control and took off to its destination of mobile. (Mob) the pilot thought that he may have blown a tire on takeoff from cqf so requested a fly-by the tower at mob to check. Tower was unable to determine any damage to the tire, so pilot landed safely. Post inspection revealed damage to the tip of the propeller. Inspection of the runway at cqf found a hole and chunks of asphalt on the runway. It is believed that the propeller struck the asphalt during takeoff causing the sudden jerk to the left that the pilot expierenced during takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CQF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT FELT A "JOLT" AS THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE LEFT. PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND TOOK OFF TO ITS DESTINATION OF MOBILE. (MOB) THE PILOT THOUGHT THAT HE MAY HAVE BLOWN A TIRE ON TAKEOFF FROM CQF SO REQUESTED A FLY-BY THE TOWER AT MOB TO CHECK. TOWER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, SO PILOT LANDED SAFELY. POST INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE TIP OF THE PROPELLER. INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY AT CQF FOUND A HOLE AND CHUNKS OF ASPHALT ON THE RUNWAY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE ASPHALT DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING THE SUDDEN JERK TO THE LEFT THAT THE PILOT EXPIERENCED DURING TAKEOFF.