20250216000999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wilson Charlie H RV-3 · Manhattan, KS · February 16, 2025

Date
February 16, 2025 · 16:50 local
Place
Manhattan, KS
Airport
Manhattan Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1941A
Reported as
Wilson Charlie H RV-3
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
221 total3 in this make and model12 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.

On or about 16 February 2025 at 1650 hours central standard time, pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 03. Visual meteorological conditions weather conditions existed; wind was 310 at 7 knots. Pilot began takeoff roll and lost control of the aircraft exiting the runway to the left. Aircraft propeller struck the runway. Aircraft came to rest in the grass adjacent to the runway, no injuries or other damage to airport facilities or the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON OR ABOUT 16 FEBRUARY 2025 AT 1650 HOURS CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 03. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED; WIND WAS 310 AT 7 KNOTS. PILOT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT EXITING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRPORT FACILITIES OR THE AIRCRAFT.