20240508007199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rowe AVID FLYER · San Diego, CA · May 8, 2024

Date
May 8, 2024 · 11:48 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N420RJ
Reported as
Rowe Avid Flyer
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
199 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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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 brown field (sdm) California. Aircraft had been cleared by ATC on runway 26R for takeoff. Pilot applied power and aircraft preceded down the runway on rotation approximately 4 feet AGL the pilot stated that the aircraft veered into a left turn. The pilot loss control of the aircraft and aborted takeoff by reducing power. The aircraft landed flat in the grass left of runway 26R near the PAPI lights. Pilot was uninjured and able to taxi the aircraft back to parking. No injuries and damage was assessed to a bent right axle on the landing gear strut.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 8, 2024, AT BROWN FIELD (SDM) CALIFORNIA. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED BY ATC ON RUNWAY 26R FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT APPLIED POWER AND AIRCRAFT PRECEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY ON ROTATION APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET AGL THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A LEFT TURN. THE PILOT LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ABORTED TAKEOFF BY REDUCING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FLAT IN THE GRASS LEFT OF RUNWAY 26R NEAR THE PAPI LIGHTS. PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO PARKING. NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED TO A BENT RIGHT AXLE ON THE LANDING GEAR STRUT.