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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Skyhopper · Danville, IL · April 5, 1996

Date: April 5, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place: Danville, IL
Airport: Vermilion County
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N128SH
Reported as: Amtr Skyhopper
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 54 total11 in the last 90 days

N128SHRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Glackman Chas / Garver John SKYHOPPER 200S/N 12872 · Built 1992 Airframe modelGlackman Chas / Garver John SKYHOPPER 200 Engine modelContinental 0-200 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 student pilot stated that he purchased the airplane in December 1995. In an attempt to familiarize himself with the airplane, he was making high speed taxi runs on runway 16 at the Vermilion County Airport, Danville, Illinois. On the last high speed run he lost control of the aircraft. The airplane turned sideways, breaking the main landing gear off and destroying the propeller. The aircraft came to rest on its belly approximately 25 feet beyond the departure end of runway 16. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE IN DECEMBER 1995. IN AN ATTEMPT TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THE AIRPLANE, HE WAS MAKING HIGH SPEED TAXI RUNS ON RUNWAY 16 AT THE VERMILION COUNTY AIRPORT, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. ON THE LAST HIGH SPEED RUN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE TURNED SIDEWAYS, BREAKING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF AND DESTROYING THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 16. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.