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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr DRAGONFLY · Westfield, MA · May 8, 1987

Date: May 8, 1987 · 10:30 local
Place: Westfield, MA
Airport: Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N86EJ
Reported as: Amtr Dragonfly
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 104 total1 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N86EJRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 1995 · Mortarelli John DRAGONFLYS/N 830 Airframe modelMortarelli John DRAGONFLY

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What happened

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

While conducting high speed taxi plane became airborne. Pilot landed without proper alignment, main gear twisted.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING HIGH SPEED TAXI PLANE BECAME AIRBORNE. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT PROPER ALIGNMENT, MAIN GEAR TWISTED.

Other reports on N86EJ · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19901030055899IOther Ground Ops · Westfield, MAAircraft became airborne during high speed taxi test. Contacted ground and left gear separated. Veered off runway.Oct 30, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19871102065999ILevel Off Touchdown · Westfield, MAThe experimental aircraft landed hard during a test flight. The main gear sheared off and propeller was destroyed.Nov 2, 1987