What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 15, 2000, at 1000 mountain daylight time, a homebuilt rosengurger Lancair iv, N494R, sustained substantial damage when it departed the side of the runway and the landing gear collapsed during takeoff roll at Artesia, NM. The private pilot lost directional control on take off. Visual meterological conditions prevailed for this flight. (.4)during initial climb following takeoff, the aircraft swerved right. Neither pilot was successful in correcting the swerve and the aircraft impacted the ground 150 feet right of the runway. Wind at the time was 10 degrees right of the runway at seven knots. An examination of the aircraft by an FAA airworthiness inspector following the accident reveled no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2000, AT 1000 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT ROSENGURGER LANCAIR IV, N494R, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT ARTESIA, NM. THE PRIVATE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKE OFF. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS FLIGHT. (.4)DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT. NEITHER PILOT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING THE SWERVE AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 150 FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. WIND AT THE TIME WAS 10 DEGREES RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT SEVEN KNOTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REVELED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N494R · 1
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