What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 29, 2001, at approximately 1515 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 super cub, N999MP, was substantially damaged when it rolled inverted during takeoff roll at Deming Municipal Airport, Deming, new Mexico. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, received minor injuries. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that was originating at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that he was departing on runway 8 when his right wing was lifted up by the wind. When the airplane came to rest, it was in the inverted position. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine mount, the outboard 8 feet of the right wing, and the rudder were bent. The fixed base operator manager said that the wind was from 170 degrees at 15 knots, gusting from 20 to 25 knots at the time of the accident. (-23) on September 29, 2001, at 1513 MDT, a Piper PA-18-150 (N999MP) registered to and operated by vial joseph leblanc, jr.; privacy data omitted sustained substantial damage while departing runway 8 at the Deming airport (dmn), Deming, NM. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the pleasure flight under 14 CFR part 91 that was attempting to originate from the Deming airport at the time of the accident. The private pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was uninjured. (.4) on September 29, 2001, at approximately 1515 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 super cub, N999MP, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during takeoff roll at Deming Municipal Airport, Deming, new Mexico. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, received minor injuries. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight that was originating at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that he was departing on runway 08 when his right wing was lifted up by a gust of wind. He said the left wing struck the runway, and the airplane subsequently ground looped to the left. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and came to rest in the inverted position. Po staccident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine mount, the outboard 8 feet of the right wing, and the rudder were bent. The fixed base operator manager said that the wind was from 170 degrees at 15 knots, gusting from 20 to 25 knots at the time of the accident. The pilot said that he had flown 9 hours on the day of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150 SUPER CUB, N999MP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT ROLLED INVERTED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT DEMING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DEMING, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT THAT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 8 WHEN HIS RIGHT WING WAS LIFTED UP BY THE WIND. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST, IT WAS IN THE INVERTED POSITION. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT, THE OUTBOARD 8 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING, AND THE RUDDER WERE BENT. THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR MANAGER SAID THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 170 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2001, AT 1513 MDT, A PIPER PA-18-150 (N999MP) REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY VIAL JOSEPH LEBLANC, JR.; ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 8 AT THE DEMING AIRPORT (DMN), DEMING, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ORIGINATE FROM THE DEMING AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNINJURED. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150 SUPER CUB, N999MP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT DEMING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DEMING, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 08 WHEN HIS RIGHT WING WAS LIFTED UP BY A GUST OF WIND. HE SAID THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. PO STACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT, THE OUTBOARD 8 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING, AND THE RUDDER WERE BENT. THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR MANAGER SAID THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 170 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD FLOWN 9 HOURS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.