20030314007689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV6A · Ona, WV · March 14, 2003

Date: March 14, 2003 · 15:18 local
Place: Ona, WV
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N530D
Reported as: Amtr RV6A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 125 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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) Pilot lost control of aircraft on take off roll approximately 300 feet down the runway. He stated that he started losing control approximately 200 feet and when he realized that he could not control the aircraft he aborted the take off but could not keep it on the runway. When the nose wheel made contact with the soft turf, it caused the aircraft to flip over on its top. Submission of this report closes this incident privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF ROLL APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE STARTED LOSING CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF BUT COULD NOT KEEP IT ON THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE SOFT TURF, IT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS TOP. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^