# Accident 20230929020389A: John W Moll VANS RV-7, Pickens, SC, September 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2023, 08:10 local time
- Place: Pickens, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8135° N, 82.6982° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8135&lon=-82.6982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John W Moll VANS RV-7 (registry code 05638MM, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-w-moll-vans-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport IO-360 series (registry code 01306, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN W MOLL VANS RV-7
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT IO-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230929020389A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE PAPI. PAPI DAMAGED LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THIS WAS THE INITIAL FLIGHT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS BUILT.

## 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 ERA23LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA387), Sep 29, 2023: John W Moll Vans RV-7 (N557JM), Liberty, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.