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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrnb Mustangx · Shelbyville, IN · June 24, 1995

Date
June 24, 1995 · 08:45 local
Place
Shelbyville, IN
Airport
Shelbyville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30878
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA197
Reported as
Amtrnb Mustangx
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Inadvertent liftoff on high speed toaxi test. Had trouble aileron rudder control. Hit fence landing. Control damage (-23) the pilot and owner of the home built aircraft was performing a high speed taxi when the aircraft lifted off the runway. The aircraft seemed controllable and the pilot decided to continue the flight. During climb out the aircraft required full right aileron and full right rudder to keep the aircraft level. The pilot continued in the left traffic pattern for runway 36, with better control at reduced power. The pilot had to extend his down wind leg for other traffic on the runway and continued to runway 27. When he added power it made the aircraft roll left and became more uncontrollable. When the pilot felt he could not reach the runway with the reduced power he elected to land the aircraft in a corn field 1/4 mile east of runway 27. The aircraft contacted the ground and went through a fence. The aircraft stopped at approximately 50 ft from the impact point. The aircraft was flown without the canopy. Inspected the aircraft controls for continuity and proper connection. Control travel could not be verified due to damage. No eviden ce was found that indicated any discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERTENT LIFTOFF ON HIGH SPEED TOAXI TEST. HAD TROUBLE AILERON RUDDER CONTROL. HIT FENCE LANDING. CONTROL DAMAGE (-23) THE PILOT AND OWNER OF THE HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED CONTROLLABLE AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED FULL RIGHT AILERON AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL. THE PILOT CONTINUED IN THE LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 36, WITH BETTER CONTROL AT REDUCED POWER. THE PILOT HAD TO EXTEND HIS DOWN WIND LEG FOR OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED TO RUNWAY 27. WHEN HE ADDED POWER IT MADE THE AIRCRAFT ROLL LEFT AND BECAME MORE UNCONTROLLABLE. WHEN THE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT REACH THE RUNWAY WITH THE REDUCED POWER HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORN FIELD 1/4 MILE EAST OF RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT FROM THE IMPACT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN WITHOUT THE CANOPY. INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS FOR CONTINUITY AND PROPER CONNECTION. CONTROL TRAVEL COULD NOT BE VERIFIED DUE TO DAMAGE. NO EVIDEN CE WAS FOUND THAT INDICATED ANY DISCREPANCIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.