At 19:40 eastern time, a homebuilt Sonerai II was damaged during an aborted takeoff from a private airstrip. The pilot suffered minor injuries. The pilot said the airplane had been stored at his residence since he purchased it 2 years earlier. This was his first flight in the airplane. The pilot said the airplane lost its climb rate at about 15 feet agl and put it into some brush because he did not think it would clear trees at the end of the 2,500-foot turf runway.
July 06, Cortland, Ohio / Sonerai II
At 19:40 eastern time, a homebuilt Sonerai II was damaged during an aborted takeoff from a private airstrip. The pilot suffered minor injuries. The pilot said the airplane had been stored at his residence since he purchased it 2 years earlier. This was his first flight in the airplane. The pilot said the airplane lost its climb rate at about 15 feet agl and put it into some brush because he did not think it would clear trees at the end of the 2,500-foot turf runway....
Key Takeaways:
- A homebuilt Sonerai II was damaged during an aborted takeoff from a private airstrip, resulting in minor injuries to the pilot.
- This incident marked the pilot's first flight in the aircraft, which he had owned and stored at his residence for two years.
- The pilot intentionally steered the aircraft into brush after it lost climb rate at 15 feet AGL, aiming to avoid trees at the end of the 2,500-foot turf runway.
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