# Incident 19970416011199I: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Pawtucket, RI, April 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1997, 14:38 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9207° N, 71.4914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH CENTRAL STATE (SFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9207&lon=-71.4914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoellerich STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565563, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoellerich-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970416011199I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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