19990530019499I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-6 · La Grange, TX · May 30, 1999

Date: May 30, 1999 · 20:50 local
Place: La Grange, TX
Airport: Fayette Regnl Air Center Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N137S
Reported as: Amtr RV6
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total60 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N137SRegistered now · Stevenson Peter J RV-6S/N 20316 Airframe modelStevenson Peter J RV-6 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-5)Aircraft groundlooped upon takeoff. Pilot was departing 3T5 on runway 16 enroute to david wayne hooks when he applied too much power too quickly. The pilot claimed that there was a slight quartering tailwind from the east that combined with his rapid power application and caused him to run off the left side of the runway. The left main gear was in still connected but damaged along with a cracked prop and left wingtip skin damage. There was also damage that occured to the fuel vent that is located on the underside of the fuselage in the area of the firewall. There were no injuries or damage to any airport lighting.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED UPON TAKEOFF. PILOT WAS DEPARTING 3T5 ON RUNWAY 16 ENROUTE TO DAVID WAYNE HOOKS WHEN HE APPLIED TOO MUCH POWER TOO QUICKLY. THE PILOT CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM THE EAST THAT COMBINED WITH HIS RAPID POWER APPLICATION AND CAUSED HIM TO RUN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS IN STILL CONNECTED BUT DAMAGED ALONG WITH A CRACKED PROP AND LEFT WINGTIP SKIN DAMAGE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE THAT OCCURED TO THE FUEL VENT THAT IS LOCATED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE IN THE AREA OF THE FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO ANY AIRPORT LIGHTING.