Aeropro Cz A240 N812S

Summary

On 19 August 2012 at about 14:15 local time, a Aeropro Cz A240 registered N812S was involved in an accident near Greenfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 2012 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Woodfield Airpark Inc (MU27)

Coordinates

37.4681, -93.9294

Aircraft

Aeropro Cz A240

Registration

N812S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenfield → Greenfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA642

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain a proper takeoff speed or pitch attitude during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane settling on the runway and impacting trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was taking off on a short grass runway and settled back onto the runway immediately after it lifted off. It then veered off the runway and impacted trees. The pilot attempted to abort the takeoff but did not reduce the engine power, and was unable to stop the airplane before it hit the trees. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preimpact malfunction or anomaly that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that insufficient airspeed and/or an improper pitch attitude during the takeoff resulted in the airplane settling onto the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.