47.2086° N, 119.3191° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 28, 1998 · 19:45 local
Place
Moses Lake, WA
Airport
Grant County
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
PTZJA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total400 in this make and model120 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.
(-5) Minimum unstick flight test resulted in premature flight for the aircraft. In the full power recovery the right wing of the aircraft scraped the runway, and the gear struck runway lights. Damage to the aircraft was minor. Aircraft is currently undergoing certification flight tests for us certification. A/c is prototype EMB-135.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) MINIMUM UNSTICK FLIGHT TEST RESULTED IN PREMATURE FLIGHT FOR THE AIRCRAFT. IN THE FULL POWER RECOVERY THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT SCRAPED THE RUNWAY, AND THE GEAR STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING CERTIFICATION FLIGHT TESTS FOR US CERTIFICATION. A/C IS PROTOTYPE EMB-135.