46.1246° N, 67.7924° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HOULTON INTL (HUL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 4, 2003 · 16:45 local
Place
Houlton, ME
Airport
Houlton International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55MS
Reported as
Amtr Glasairiirg
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total4 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) On July 4, 2003 Mr. Streek pilot and owner of a glassair ii experimental homebuilt aircraft performed a high speed taxi down the runway when the aircraft inadvertently became airborne. Mr. Streek reduced power and the aircraft landed collapsing the left main gear. The aircraft suffered minor damage to the left gear and left wing tip. No further action taken.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 4, 2003 MR. STREEK PILOT AND OWNER OF A GLASSAIR II EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A HIGH SPEED TAXI DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE. MR. STREEK REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.