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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Dragonflmkii · Las Cruces, NM · July 4, 2001

Date: July 4, 2001 · 11:10 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9082G
Reported as: Amtr Dragonflmkii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total3 in the last 90 days

N9082GRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2021 · Kasseckert Wolfgang DRAGONFLY MK IIS/N H-5019 · Built 2000 Airframe modelKasseckert Wolfgang DRAGONFLY MK II Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was making high speed taxi to determine his ability to control the aircraft when aircraft became airborne he tried to set down aircraft immediately which he did. The landing was firm from about 6 feet which tore off left gear where it attached to wing. The aircraft skidded about 200 yards down runway before coming ot full stop off the left side of runway and right gear was bent back. No damage to aircraft other than gear, pilot was not injured. Pilot had not intended to takeoff as he needed more taxi training.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING HIGH SPEED TAXI TO DETERMINE HIS ABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WHEN AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE HE TRIED TO SET DOWN AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY WHICH HE DID. THE LANDING WAS FIRM FROM ABOUT 6 FEET WHICH TORE OFF LEFT GEAR WHERE IT ATTACHED TO WING. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ABOUT 200 YARDS DOWN RUNWAY BEFORE COMING OT FULL STOP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND RIGHT GEAR WAS BENT BACK. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN GEAR, PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. PILOT HAD NOT INTENDED TO TAKEOFF AS HE NEEDED MORE TAXI TRAINING.