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FAA incident report · Amtr RV6 · Bay City, MI · June 6, 2001

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Date
June 6, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place
Bay City, MI
Airport
James Clements Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N400BH
Reported as
Amtr RV6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total45 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N400BHRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2010 · Hawkins Harry E HAWKINS/VNGSN RV-6S/N 97-1001 · Built 1997Airframe modelHawkins Harry E HAWKINS/VNGSN RV-6Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Amateur built aircraft N400BH was taking off from James Clements airport, Bay City, Michigan on June 6, 2001 at approximately 2:00 p.m. pilot experienced a dragging brake on the left side and the aircraft veered to the left of the runway 05, hit the runway light and broke the attaching spring on the right side of the rudder control spring. The pilot lost control of the aircraft went into the weeds on the left side of the runway and flipped over. Minor damage to the aircraft. The pilot was the only occupant in the aircraft and received no serious injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT N400BH WAS TAKING OFF FROM JAMES CLEMENTS AIRPORT, BAY CITY, MICHIGAN ON JUNE 6, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 P.M. PILOT EXPERIENCED A DRAGGING BRAKE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY 05, HIT THE RUNWAY LIGHT AND BROKE THE ATTACHING SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUDDER CONTROL SPRING. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE WEEDS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO SERIOUS INJURY.