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ERA20LA311

2020-09-05 · Villa Rica, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 20GA

Current FAA registration · N232PA

Make / Model
AIRCRAFT MFG & DESIGN LLC CH650LS
Year of manufacture
2008 · 12 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-200A (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20080930
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A21134

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A loss of directional control during the landing roll.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that the takeoff roll was normal until the airplane reached a speed of about 40-45 knots, when the right rudder pedal suddenly felt “soft” followed by a sudden uncommanded swerve to the left. He attempted to correct the swerve with full right rudder and right brake but was unsuccessful. The airplane departed the runway, the pilot applied both brakes “heavily,” and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left side of the fuselage aft of the wing. The pilot suspected a possible steering malfunction, however, a postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector was unable to discover any defects of the steering mechanism. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2020_ERA20LA311.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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