# Accident 19991016039119A: Amtr FIRESTAR, London, KY, October 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Airport: London-Corbin Airport-Macgee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1184° N, 84.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of London, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1184&lon=-84.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991016039119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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