# Incident 19951004032079I: Amtras STARLITE, Enumclaw, WA, October 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1995, 18:45 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Airport: Enumclaw Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1957° N, 122.0221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ENUMCLAW (WA77), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1957&lon=-122.0221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22654-1998-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lau Alvin F STOLP STARLIT (registry code 05625K8, https://openairdocs.org/model/lau-alvin-f-stolp-starlit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAS STARLITE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951004032079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS IN THE FINAL STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION OF HIS STOLP STARLIT, A SMALL SINGLE PLACE TAILDRAGGER AIRCRAFT. HE PLANNED A TAXI TEST AFTER INSTALLING THE WINDSCREEN AND PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE (CHT) GAUGE. THE PILOT INDENTED A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST WITH THE TAIL UP. DURING THE TEST HE WAS DISTRACTED BY WATCHING THE CHT GAUGE AND INADVERTENTLY GOT ABOUT TWENTY FEET AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS THE HANGARS AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO RUN OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NEVER FLOWN BEFORE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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