What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cirrus privacy data omittedaborted its takeoff after the pilot reported hearing a “flapping” sound. The pilot did not follow the manufacturer’s prescribed aborted-takeoff procedures. Instead, he simultaneously applied the brakes and pulled the throttle, which caused the aircraft to momentarily lift off and then contact the runway nose-first. The nose gear collapsed, and the aircraft slid along the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the composite structure and nose gear assembly.
There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger, and no damage to airport property. A first responder reported observing a red protective cover with a streamer on the aircraft’s right side prior to the pilot exiting the aircraft; this cover is used for the aircraft’s angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor. In his written statement, the pilot asserted that he installed the AOA cover after exiting the aircraft. The pilot also acknowledged that he did not correctly perform the manufacturer’s aborted-takeoff procedure.
As the FAA filed it
CIRRUS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ABORTED ITS TAKEOFF AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A “FLAPPING” SOUND. THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER’S PRESCRIBED ABORTED-TAKEOFF PROCEDURES. INSTEAD, HE SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PULLED THE THROTTLE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO MOMENTARILY LIFT OFF AND THEN CONTACT THE RUNWAY NOSE-FIRST. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ALONG THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER, AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. A FIRST RESPONDER REPORTED OBSERVING A RED PROTECTIVE COVER WITH A STREAMER ON THE AIRCRAFT’S RIGHT SIDE PRIOR TO THE PILOT EXITING THE AIRCRAFT; THIS COVER IS USED FOR THE AIRCRAFT’S ANGLE-OF-ATTACK (AOA) SENSOR. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT ASSERTED THAT HE INSTALLED THE AOA COVER AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE DID NOT CORRECTLY PERFORM THE MANUFACTURER’S ABORTED-TAKEOFF PROCEDURE.
NTSB investigation
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