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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Sodus Bay, NY · September 30, 2000

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Date
September 30, 2000 · 15:30 local
Place
Sodus Bay, NY
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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) On sept. 30, 2000, inspector privacy data omitted received a call from the NY communications center regarding an aircraft accident on Sodus Bay, NY & was put in touch with officerprivacy data omittedof the wayne county sheriff's departement (marine division). Officer^privac^ provided the FAA with the police report 18826. In this report he quoted mr. privacy data omitted Stating that he & a passenger, his father-in-law privacy data omitted taxied his plane from charles point then turned into the wind for take off & as he powered up for take off (he believes) at this time his landing gear deployed & aircraft rolled over. privacy data omitted Received a dislocated right shoulder during this incident and his passenger did not receive any injuries. On oct. 1, 2000 at approx. 11:30 I went to privacy data omitted residence to conduct an interview with him & also inspect the aircraft to determine if the aircraft meets the requirements of the FAA part 103 for an ultra light aircraft. This aircraft weighs approx. 425 pounds, has two 5 gallon fuel tanks & is equipped in the two seat configuration. This aircraft does not meet the requirements of part 103 for an ultra light aircraft; therefore the aircraft must have an airworthiness certificate, us registration & the pilot must have a pilot's certificate or a waiver issued from eaa, aero sports connection or usua. Before I arrived for the inspection of the aircraft privacy data omittedwas in the process of removing items from the plane. The fuel tanks were removed, the wing was removed 7 the instrument panel was removed. privacy data omitted Could not locate the fuel tanks, he told me that there were two tanks installed at approx. 6 gallons per tank. privacy data omittedTold me that he moved the center of gravity back about one inch & he flew the plane to check the CG. privacy data omitted Is not a certified airframe mechanic; therefore, he performed maintenance on an aircraft without a mechanic certificate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPT. 30, 2000, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY D^ RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE NY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER REGARDING AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON SODUS BAY, NY & WAS PUT IN TOUCH WITH OFFICER^PRIVACY D^OF THE WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTEMENT (MARINE DIVISION). OFFICER^PRIVAC^ PROVIDED THE FAA WITH THE POLICE REPORT 18826. IN THIS REPORT HE QUOTED MR. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATING THAT HE & A PASSENGER, HIS FATHER-IN-LAW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED TAXIED HIS PLANE FROM CHARLES POINT THEN TURNED INTO THE WIND FOR TAKE OFF & AS HE POWERED UP FOR TAKE OFF (HE BELIEVES) AT THIS TIME HIS LANDING GEAR DEPLOYED & AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER. ^PRIVACY DATA O^ RECEIVED A DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER DURING THIS INCIDENT AND HIS PASSENGER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. ON OCT. 1, 2000 AT APPROX. 11:30 I WENT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESIDENCE TO CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM & ALSO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT TO DETERMINE IF THE AIRCRAFT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FAA PART 103 FOR AN ULTRA LIGHT AIRCRAFT. THIS AIRCRAFT WEIGHS APPROX. 425 POUNDS, HAS TWO 5 GALLON FUEL TANKS & IS EQUIPPED IN THE TWO SEAT CONFIGURATION. THIS AIRCRAFT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 103 FOR AN ULTRA LIGHT AIRCRAFT; THEREFORE THE AIRCRAFT MUST HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, US REGISTRATION & THE PILOT MUST HAVE A PILOT'S CERTIFICATE OR A WAIVER ISSUED FROM EAA, AERO SPORTS CONNECTION OR USUA. BEFORE I ARRIVED FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA O^WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE PLANE. THE FUEL TANKS WERE REMOVED, THE WING WAS REMOVED 7 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REMOVED. ^PRIVACY DATA O^ COULD NOT LOCATE THE FUEL TANKS, HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE TWO TANKS INSTALLED AT APPROX. 6 GALLONS PER TANK. ^PRIVACY DATA O^TOLD ME THAT HE MOVED THE CENTER OF GRAVITY BACK ABOUT ONE INCH & HE FLEW THE PLANE TO CHECK THE CG. ^PRIVACY DATA O^ IS NOT A CERTIFIED AIRFRAME MECHANIC; THEREFORE, HE PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON AN AIRCRAFT WITHOUT A MECHANIC CERTIFICATE.