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FAA incident report · Amtr RV-4 · Custer, SD · June 4, 1995

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Date
June 4, 1995 · 09:30 local
Place
Custer, SD
Airport
Custer County Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N19AC
Reported as
Amtr RV4
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
225 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N19ACRegistered now · Cruz Armando RV-4S/N 578Airframe modelCruz Armando RV-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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: pilot failed to maintain directional control of aircraft during take off. This resulted in the destruction of three runway lights and damage to the aircraft. During take off at the Custer county, SD, airport, the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft resulting in the destruction of three runway lights and damage to the aircraft's right wheel strut, right wheel pant and the underside of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKE OFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THREE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DURING TAKE OFF AT THE CUSTER COUNTY, SD, AIRPORT, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THREE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WHEEL STRUT, RIGHT WHEEL PANT AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING.