# Incident 20030308003709I: Amtr TBIRDII, Sturgis, KY, March 8, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2003, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sturgis, KY
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5450° N, 87.9869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5450&lon=-87.9869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8653H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8653H-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Axtell Dwight A TBT06 T-BIRD II (registry code 05625DL, https://openairdocs.org/model/axtell-dwight-a-tbt06-t-bird-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TBIRDII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308003709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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