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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Curtiss Wright JR CW1 · Harlingen, TX · August 23, 1997

Date: August 23, 1997 · 18:02 local
Place: Harlingen, TX
Airport: Rio Grande Valley International Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N657V
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 474 total474 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N657VRegistered now · Curtiss Wright JR CW1S/N 1039 · Built 1931 Airframe modelCurtiss Wright JR CW1 Engine modelSzekely SR-3-LReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on August 23, 1997, a Bellanca model 17-30, registration N6576V owned and operated by Mr. Robert f. coleman, sustained minor damage during take-off roll at the Harlingen, Texas airport. The take-off roll was on runway 17L with an 18 knt crosswind. The aircraft veered off the runway collapsing the nose gear. Minor damage to the belly skin, prop blades and right wing tip occurred. There were no injuries to the pilot and no fire. This office considers this incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 23, 1997, A BELLANCA MODEL 17-30, REGISTRATION N6576V OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. ROBERT F. COLEMAN, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL AT THE HARLINGEN, TEXAS AIRPORT. THE TAKE-OFF ROLL WAS ON RUNWAY 17L WITH AN 18 KNT CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN, PROP BLADES AND RIGHT WING TIP OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND NO FIRE. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.