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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrsn Skybolt · Pawtucket, RI · April 16, 1997

Date
April 16, 1997 · 14:38 local
Place
Pawtucket, RI
Airport
North Central State
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16WH
Reported as
Amtrsn Skybolt
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: a/c drifted toward runway edge. Pilot applied brakes losing control slowly rolling into grass. Nose tipped down striking prop and wing tip on ground. Pilot counseled on brake usage in experimental aircraft. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A/C DRIFTED TOWARD RUNWAY EDGE. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES LOSING CONTROL SLOWLY ROLLING INTO GRASS. NOSE TIPPED DOWN STRIKING PROP AND WING TIP ON GROUND. PILOT COUNSELED ON BRAKE USAGE IN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.