Accident Details
Date
Saturday, November 7, 2009
NTSB Number
ERA10CA057
Location
Summit, DE
Event ID
20091109X61438
Coordinates
39.520832, -75.723609
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
Highest Injury
None
Fatalities
0
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
1
Total Aboard
1
Probable Cause and Findings
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Name
CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC
Address
MAILBOXES ETC #1710
2207 CONCORD PIKE
City
WILMINGTON
State / Zip Code
DE 19803
Country
United States
Analysis
The student pilot stated that he was performing a solo touch and go landing. After touchdown, he applied full throttle and the airplane began swerving left and right. He aborted the takeoff and attempted to regain directional control before departing off the left side of the runway. The airplane continued traveling in the grass and the nose wheel struck a depression just prior to a paved taxiway damaging the nose landing gear and firewall.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ERA10CA057