Garro SONERAI II N79TG

Summary

On 6 July 2001 at about 23:40 local time, a Garro SONERAI II registered N79TG was involved in an accident near Cortland, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 July 2001 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cortland, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Allen Airport (8013)

Coordinates

41.3292, -80.7199

Aircraft

Garro SONERAI II

Registration

N79TG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cortland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD01LA077

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted take-off. A factor was the pilot's failure to obtain adequate take-off speed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot prepared for his first flight in the airplane by making several taxi runs up and down the runway. On take-off, the airplane became airborne half-way down the 2,700 foot long turf runway, but would not accelerate. The pilot did not look at the airspeed indicator when the airplane rotated off the runway. However, once airborne he reported that the airspeed indicator read about 60 knots, and that the manufacturer's recommended speed on climb-out was 75 knots. The pilot felt that he would not clear the 60 foot trees located off the end of the runway, and elected to abort the take-off. A videotape of the accident revealed that on take-off, when the airplane became airborne it flew just above the runway surface. It then bounced once on the main wheels, pitched up and began to climb. The airplane obtained a height of about 10-15 feet above the ground before it descended and landed off to the right side of the runway. Once on the ground, the airplane maneuvered back onto the runway. However, the airplane again went off the right side of the runway into an area of high grass, collided with a tree stump and nosed over. The pilot reported that the winds were calm and there were no mechanical deficiencies.

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