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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrsx CASSUTT1 · Silver City, NM · May 30, 1995

Date: May 30, 1995 · 09:55 local
Place: Silver City, NM
Airport: Silver City-Grant County Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1876N
Reported as: Amtrsx CASSUTT1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total100 in this make and model

N1876NRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Fritts David D CASSUTT SPORTS/N 0002 Airframe modelFritts David D CASSUTT SPORT Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: Mr. Fritz was conducting taxi tests on his cassutt sport. He had completed three test runs on the runway increasing his speed with each run. On the fourth test run, he increased the speed to approximately 45 mph. The aircraft reacted erratic and took an abrupt left turn. This was at an intersection, but the aircraft went into the dirt. The aircraft struck something with the landing gear and flipped over. The airport manager assisted Mr. Fritz out of the aircraft. Mr. Fritz suffered a cut and a blow to the head. He was treated and released at a local hospital. The tail wheel tire was found a considerable distance away approximately 3,000'. The taxi wheel had been ground down from contact with the runway. Mr. Grimes, the airport manager, took pictures and removed the aircraft after authorization from the FAA. I95SW010026

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. FRITZ WAS CONDUCTING TAXI TESTS ON HIS CASSUTT SPORT. HE HAD COMPLETED THREE TEST RUNS ON THE RUNWAY INCREASING HIS SPEED WITH EACH RUN. ON THE FOURTH TEST RUN, HE INCREASED THE SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT REACTED ERRATIC AND TOOK AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN. THIS WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE DIRT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOMETHING WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRPORT MANAGER ASSISTED MR. FRITZ OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. MR. FRITZ SUFFERED A CUT AND A BLOW TO THE HEAD. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE TAIL WHEEL TIRE WAS FOUND A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE AWAY APPROXIMATELY 3,000'. THE TAXI WHEEL HAD BEEN GROUND DOWN FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. MR. GRIMES, THE AIRPORT MANAGER, TOOK PICTURES AND REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FAA. I95SW010026