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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV 4 · Santa Maria, CA · May 19, 2003

Date: May 19, 2003
Place: Santa Maria, CA
Airport: Santa Maria Public
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N988BB
Reported as: Amtr RV4
Pilot’s flight hours: 315 total260 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N988BBRegistered now · Milani F W RV 4S/N BB1 Airframe modelMilani F W RV 4 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Bryan l. milani states that while he was taxiing to take off on runway 2 at smx, he lost all brakes at a point about 100 yards before the runup area. In an effort to stop the taxiing aircraft, he pulled the mixture to idle cut-off, killing the engine. He then gave it full left rudder for an intentional ground loop. This caused the aircraft to leave the taxi way, hitting a small berm. Striking the berm folded the main landing gear back to the underside of the wings. The wooden propeller was destroyed when one blade broke near the hub. Neither the pilot nor the passenger reported any injuries. Review of pilot's credentials revealed that his last medical FAA form 8500-9 was dated 09/24/99.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. BRYAN L. MILANI STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS TAXIING TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 2 AT SMX, HE LOST ALL BRAKES AT A POINT ABOUT 100 YARDS BEFORE THE RUNUP AREA. IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT, HE PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUT-OFF, KILLING THE ENGINE. HE THEN GAVE IT FULL LEFT RUDDER FOR AN INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE TAXI WAY, HITTING A SMALL BERM. STRIKING THE BERM FOLDED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BACK TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WINGS. THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED WHEN ONE BLADE BROKE NEAR THE HUB. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER REPORTED ANY INJURIES. REVIEW OF PILOT'S CREDENTIALS REVEALED THAT HIS LAST MEDICAL FAA FORM 8500-9 WAS DATED 09/24/99.