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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr Tbirdii · Sturgis, KY · March 8, 2003

Date: March 8, 2003 · 20:00 local
Place: Sturgis, KY
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8653H
Reported as: Amtr Tbirdii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N8653HRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2013 · Axtell Dwight A TBT06 T-BIRD IIS/N TB-1001 · Built 1994 Airframe modelAxtell Dwight A TBT06 T-BIRD II Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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) Mr. Gray purchased what he explains as an ultralight that weighs over 300 pounds. He stated he had never flown an aircraft in his life and has no pilot certificate. He took off from his backyard and during the takeoff his wheels touched water laying in his yard and caused the wheels to pull the aircraft into the ground. Mr. Gray stated there was no damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. GRAY PURCHASED WHAT HE EXPLAINS AS AN ULTRALIGHT THAT WEIGHS OVER 300 POUNDS. HE STATED HE HAD NEVER FLOWN AN AIRCRAFT IN HIS LIFE AND HAS NO PILOT CERTIFICATE. HE TOOK OFF FROM HIS BACKYARD AND DURING THE TAKEOFF HIS WHEELS TOUCHED WATER LAYING IN HIS YARD AND CAUSED THE WHEELS TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND. MR. GRAY STATED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.