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19991016039119A

Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr Firestar · London, KY · October 16, 1999

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Date
October 16, 1999 · 09:00 local
Place
London, KY
Airport
London-Corbin Airport-Macgee
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Firestar
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23 total

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What happened

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

(.4)The student pilot was conducting a high speed taxi run, on a runway, when the airplane unexpectedly became airborne, and climbed to approximately 25 feet AGL before stalling. The airplane impacted the ground nose low, right wing-tip first. The student pilot thinks that after the airplane became airborne, he retarded the throttle to idle. He made no mention of any failures or malfunctions with either the airframe or the engine. (-23) on October 16th, 1999, at approximately 9:00 am EDT, a kolb "Firestar" experimental amateur built aircraft was substantially damaged as a result of a loss of directional control during a high speed taxi on rwy 23 at the London, Kentucky airport (loz). The aircraft was not certified or registered. The 53 year old student pilot was not injured and there was no damage to any airport facility. The airport manager stated that the student pilot was performing a high speed taxi on rwy 23 when the aircraft became airborne approximately 20 to 30 feet. The student pilot nosed the aircraft overand the right wing and nose contacted the ground, followed by the left wing tip. The aircraft traveled 150 feet before coming to rest on the side of rwy 23.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN, ON A RUNWAY, WHEN THE AIRPLANE UNEXPECTEDLY BECAME AIRBORNE, AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AGL BEFORE STALLING. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE LOW, RIGHT WING-TIP FIRST. THE STUDENT PILOT THINKS THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. HE MADE NO MENTION OF ANY FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH EITHER THE AIRFRAME OR THE ENGINE. (-23) ON OCTOBER 16TH, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM EDT, A KOLB "FIRESTAR" EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON RWY 23 AT THE LONDON, KENTUCKY AIRPORT (LOZ). THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED. THE 53 YEAR OLD STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY AIRPORT FACILITY. THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON RWY 23 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 FEET. THE STUDENT PILOT NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVERAND THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE CONTACTED THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 150 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE SIDE OF RWY 23.