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FAA incident report · Univar 415-C · Chino, CA · February 2, 1995

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Date
February 2, 1995 · 14:32 local
Place
Chino, CA
Airport
Chino Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99375
Reported as
Univar 415C
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N99375Registration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Ercoupe 415-CS/N 1998 · Built 1946Airframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: the engine in this aircraft has been recently overhauled, and the pilot stated he is still "flying it in". On this particular flight, the pilot elected to make an intersection departure from Chino Airport runway 21 with 3,700 feet available. During the take off roll or early in the take off the pilot detected what he described as a hesitation in the engine operation and elected to abort the take off. When breaking to a stop, the pilot ran off paved portion of the runway into a grassy overrun. The bottom portion of the left wing just outboard of the wing root struck a metal rod buried in the grass. The rod tore approximately 4 square feet of fabric.. The pilot taxied out of the grass to a tie down area to further assess damage. No other damage has been detected. The engine will be evaluated by an A&P. Fabric repairs will be made and an evaluation of the engine is also scheduled before further flight. privacy data omitted Pilot was operating with an expired medical certificate. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE ENGINE IN THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RECENTLY OVERHAULED, AND THE PILOT STATED HE IS STILL "FLYING IT IN". ON THIS PARTICULAR FLIGHT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN INTERSECTION DEPARTURE FROM CHINO AIRPORT RUNWAY 21 WITH 3,700 FEET AVAILABLE. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL OR EARLY IN THE TAKE OFF THE PILOT DETECTED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE OPERATION AND ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF. WHEN BREAKING TO A STOP, THE PILOT RAN OFF PAVED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY OVERRUN. THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE LEFT WING JUST OUTBOARD OF THE WING ROOT STRUCK A METAL ROD BURIED IN THE GRASS. THE ROD TORE APPROXIMATELY 4 SQUARE FEET OF FABRIC.. THE PILOT TAXIED OUT OF THE GRASS TO A TIE DOWN AREA TO FURTHER ASSESS DAMAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN DETECTED. THE ENGINE WILL BE EVALUATED BY AN A&P. FABRIC REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AND AN EVALUATION OF THE ENGINE IS ALSO SCHEDULED BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ PILOT WAS OPERATING WITH AN EXPIRED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.