20020817036419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SNS8 · Auburn, WA · August 17, 2002

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Date: August 17, 2002 · 10:30 local
Place: Auburn, WA
Airport: Auburn Academy Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: CIBEC
Reported as: Amtr SNS8
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX447

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft c-ibec ground looped during downwind takeoff. Pilot left scene and later returned to remove aircraft. Event reported by airport operator. Aircraft determined not to be an ultralight and was improperly imported from Canada. Pilot did not have current biennial nor tail dragger endorsement at time of event. NTSB determined substantial damage based on photographic evidence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT C-IBEC GROUND LOOPED DURING DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. PILOT LEFT SCENE AND LATER RETURNED TO REMOVE AIRCRAFT. EVENT REPORTED BY AIRPORT OPERATOR. AIRCRAFT DETERMINED NOT TO BE AN ULTRALIGHT AND WAS IMPROPERLY IMPORTED FROM CANADA. PILOT DID NOT HAVE CURRENT BIENNIAL NOR TAIL DRAGGER ENDORSEMENT AT TIME OF EVENT. NTSB DETERMINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE.