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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RANSS7 · Mulvane, KS · June 18, 2000

Date: June 18, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place: Mulvane, KS
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N819H
Reported as: Amtr RANSS7
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 523 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N819HRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2014 · Hazlett Jonathan D RANS S-7 COURIERS/N 1199274 · Built 1999 Airframe modelHazlett Jonathan D RANS S-7 COURIER Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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.

(-23)Incident happened on private property in pilot's own aircraft. The pilot stated that there had been no intent to fly the aircraft. The purpose of the excursion was to practice taxing and judge the distance that might be required for takeoff at a later date. The pilot had made 2 previous taxi accelerations and stops. However, this time, when the pilot reached his "shut down" point, one wing struck the fence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)INCIDENT HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN PILOT'S OWN AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO INTENT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. THE PURPOSE OF THE EXCURSION WAS TO PRACTICE TAXING AND JUDGE THE DISTANCE THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED FOR TAKEOFF AT A LATER DATE. THE PILOT HAD MADE 2 PREVIOUS TAXI ACCELERATIONS AND STOPS. HOWEVER, THIS TIME, WHEN THE PILOT REACHED HIS "SHUT DOWN" POINT, ONE WING STRUCK THE FENCE.