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FAA accident report · Amtr 1700RHIMAX · Jamestown, NY · July 18, 1998

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Date
July 18, 1998 · 17:45 local
Place
Jamestown, NY
Airport
Chautauqua County
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3546V
Reported as
Amtr 1700RHIMAX
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total50 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N3546VRegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2014 · Miehl David J TEAM HI MAX 1700RS/N 001 · Built 1997Airframe modelMiehl David J TEAM HI MAX 1700REngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)On Saturday July 18, 1998, at approx. 1730 (LCL), at team hi max 1700R(homebuilt aircraft) s/n 001 took off from at Jamestown airport (jhw) Jamestown, NY. At approximately 50 feet, the pilot experienced an un-commanded , un-controllable left turn. The pilot stated the he felt he was not in control of the aircraft from then until impact. The aircraft landed upright on the airport property. The pilot stated he was not injured. (.4) the pilot/builder began the takeoff roll on runway 25 in his experimental home-built airplane with a right crosswind that gusted to 18 knots. The pilot reported that after rotation the airplane began an uncommanded left turn that he could not control with the aileron. The airplane continued left and the airspeed fluctuated between 20 and 40 knots throughout the descending turn. The airplane impacted the ground in a left skidding turn on the south side of runway 25. After the accident, the pilot reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane and that the accident could have been avoided by lifting off at a higher airspeed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON SATURDAY JULY 18, 1998, AT APPROX. 1730 (LCL), AT TEAM HI MAX 1700R(HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT) S/N 001 TOOK OFF FROM AT JAMESTOWN AIRPORT (JHW) JAMESTOWN, NY. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED , UN-CONTROLLABLE LEFT TURN. THE PILOT STATED THE HE FELT HE WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THEN UNTIL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT INJURED. (.4) THE PILOT/BUILDER BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 25 IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL HOME-BUILT AIRPLANE WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND THAT GUSTED TO 18 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER ROTATION THE AIRPLANE BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT TURN THAT HE COULD NOT CONTROL WITH THE AILERON. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT AND THE AIRSPEED FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 20 AND 40 KNOTS THROUGHOUT THE DESCENDING TURN. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT SKIDDING TURN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 25. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE AND THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY LIFTING OFF AT A HIGHER AIRSPEED.