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FAA incident report · Vans RV-12 · Stevensville, MD · May 8, 2024

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Date
May 8, 2024 · 18:00 local
Place
Stevensville, MD
Airport
Bay Bridge Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N308VA
Reported as
Vans RV-12
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
33 total33 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N308VARegistered now · Vans RV-12S/N 12071 · Built 2016Airframe modelVans RV-12Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On may 8, 2024 at approximately 6:00 pm local time, the student pilot of privacy data omitted, a rans RV-12 light sport aircraft, while flying solo, was practicing takeoffs and landings at Bay Bridge Airport (W29) when the pilot experienced an incident during his 3rd takeoff of the day. During takeoff roll on runway 29 the student lost control and exited the runway to the left side. The incident occured just prior to liftoff as the nose wheel had lifted off while the main gear remaind on the surface. The pilot stated that he was distracted as he looked down at the airspeed indicator to observe that he was approaching rotation speed. While doing so he noticed he was driffting to the left as the nose wheel came off of the ground. At that point he reduced power and got on the brakes but could not keep it on the runway and exited the runway into the grass and through a ditch approximatley 500 feet from where he began his takoff roll. He was the sole occupant and was uninjured. The airplane sustaind only minor damage. The left wing tips trailing edge was damaged as the airplane rolled through the ditch to the other side .

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 8, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM LOCAL TIME, THE STUDENT PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A RANS RV-12 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, WHILE FLYING SOLO, WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT (W29) WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT DURING HIS 3RD TAKEOFF OF THE DAY. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 29 THE STUDENT LOST CONTROL AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE INCIDENT OCCURED JUST PRIOR TO LIFTOFF AS THE NOSE WHEEL HAD LIFTED OFF WHILE THE MAIN GEAR REMAIND ON THE SURFACE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED AS HE LOOKED DOWN AT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR TO OBSERVE THAT HE WAS APPROACHING ROTATION SPEED. WHILE DOING SO HE NOTICED HE WAS DRIFFTING TO THE LEFT AS THE NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF OF THE GROUND. AT THAT POINT HE REDUCED POWER AND GOT ON THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT KEEP IT ON THE RUNWAY AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND THROUGH A DITCH APPROXIMATLEY 500 FEET FROM WHERE HE BEGAN HIS TAKOFF ROLL. HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAIND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE LEFT WING TIPS TRAILING EDGE WAS DAMAGED AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED THROUGH THE DITCH TO THE OTHER SIDE .