# Incident 19960405018479I: Amtr SKYHOPPER, Danville, IL, April 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermilion County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1998° N, 87.5952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERMILION RGNL (DNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1998&lon=-87.5952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128SH-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glackman Chas / Garver John SKYHOPPER 200 (registry code 05618GA, https://openairdocs.org/model/glackman-chas-garver-john-skyhopper-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYHOPPER
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960405018479I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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