19851202063609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrth THORP T-18 · Raleigh, NC · December 2, 1985

Date
December 2, 1985 · 13:30 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Airport
Raleigh Durham
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711SH
Reported as
Amtrth THORPT18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total179 in this make and model25 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.

During takeoff in extremely gusty crosswind, aircraft veered off runway. Right main gear bent.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF IN EXTREMELY GUSTY CROSSWIND, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY. RIGHT MAIN GEAR BENT.