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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr HLP-1 · Titusville, FL · April 6, 2003

Date: April 6, 2003 · 09:00 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N91438
Reported as: Amtr HLP1
Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU2200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N91438Registration cancelled Jan 12, 2010 · Pugh H L JR HLP-1S/N 4571 Airframe modelPugh H L JR HLP-1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During a high speed taxi test of experimental N91438, the aircraft accidentally lifted off runway 36 at tix and because of crosswinds the pilot was unable to immediately land. The pilot flew around the pattern for approximately 30 minutes attempting to land. On his second attempt to land on runway 36 at tix the aircraft started to porpoise, at that point the pilot lost directional control and the aircraft veered off the left side on the runway approximately 300 feet. When the aircraft came to rest the nose gear had collapsed and the propeller had been destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST OF EXPERIMENTAL N91438, THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTALLY LIFTED OFF RUNWAY 36 AT TIX AND BECAUSE OF CROSSWINDS THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY LAND. THE PILOT FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES ATTEMPTING TO LAND. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AT TIX THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE, AT THAT POINT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER HAD BEEN DESTROYED.