# Incident 20030429014999I: Amtr FOKKERDVIII, Polk City, FL, April 29, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Polk City, FL
- Airport: Worlds Greatest Aircraft Coll
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1805° N, 81.8300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polk City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1805&lon=-81.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94100, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coughlin Brian T COUGHLIN FOKKER D-8 (registry code 05624VY, https://openairdocs.org/model/coughlin-brian-t-coughlin-fokker-d-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Gnome ROTARY (registry code 31004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/gnome-rotary) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FOKKERDVIII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 5 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030429014999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WEEKS, WAS PREPARING TO PERFORM AN EXHIBITION FLIGHT FOR THE SPECTATORS AT THE WORLD'S GREATEST AIRCRAFT COLLECTION (A/K/A FANTASY OF FLIGHT). A CROSSWIND PREVAILED, BUT IT WAS ALSO A VARIABLE WIND. THE PILOT COMMENTED THAT THE WINDSOCK WAS SWITCHING. AT THE TIME OF THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF THE WIND SWITCHED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF; AND AS HE DID, HE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP GROUND LOOPING THE PLANE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PLANE'S LEFT WINGTIP AND WHEELS.

## Other reports on N94100 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20241005015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241005015949A), Oct 5, 2024: Coughlin Brian T COUGHLIN FOKKER D-8 (N94100), Red Hook, NY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On October 5, 2024, at approximately 1500 EDT, an amateur built fokker dviii replica was performing in a scheduled air show at Old Rhinebeck aerodrome in Red…
- [Incident 20160729007229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160729007229I), Jul 29, 2016: Coughlin Brian T COUGHLIN FOKKER D-8 (N94100), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. During a demonstration flight at osh, one magneto began to run rough followed by a strong odor coming from the engine compartment. The pilot made a…

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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