20240719013329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION · East Troy, WI · July 19, 2024

Date
July 19, 2024 · 13:00 local
Place
East Troy, WI
Airport
East Troy Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4549K
Reported as
Ryan Navion
Reported engine
Continental E225 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total522 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated that during the take off just after rotation the engine cowl door came open. The pilot was able to put the aircraft back down on the runway but the cowl door and caused the aircraft to veer right. The mains struck runway lights and caused minor damage. The pilot brought the plane to a stop and was able to taxi off the runway. With no further incident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKE OFF JUST AFTER ROTATION THE ENGINE COWL DOOR CAME OPEN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY BUT THE COWL DOOR AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT. THE MAINS STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE PLANE TO A STOP AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.