19781029027729I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 · Independence, MO · October 29, 1978

Date
October 29, 1978 · 17:15 local
Place
Independence, MO
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45WA
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
465 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft became airborne during high speed taxi test. Pilot misused brakes.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. PILOT MISUSED BRAKES.