# Incident 19960711025049I: Amtr SNOWBIRD, Arlington, WA, July 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1996, 18:45 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7048J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7048J-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noack David L SNOBIRD 636D4 (registry code 05623TV, https://openairdocs.org/model/noack-david-l-snobird-636d4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SNOWBIRD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960711025049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF THE PILOT INDICATED HE COMPLETED A CONTROL CHECK AND EVERYTHING WAS SATISFACTORY. HOWEVER, DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE STICK IS HELD FULL AFT AND HIS PASSENGERS SEAT BELT INADVERTENTLY SLIPPED OVER THE STICK. AFTER LIFT OFF HE REALIZED THERE WAS A CONTROL PROBLEM AND SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY STRAIGHT AHEAD. BECAUSE HE HAD NO CYCLIC CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSING IT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGING THE ROTOR BLADE TIPS AS WELL. NO INJURIES AFTER THEY STOPPED MOVING, THE PILOT GOT OUT AND THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR WAS STILL OVER THE STICK.

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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