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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Lancairivp · Las Vegas, NV · July 27, 2003

Date: July 27, 2003 · 10:45 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N499R
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA245
Reported as: Amtr Lancairivp
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total60 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) While departing runway 30L at vgt, the pilot stated that he rotated and the aircraft did lift off but then it settled back to the runway and he continued his takeoff roll, he attempted to lift off again, and again the aircraft settled back to the runway but this time he felt that he was in wake turbulence and the aircraft struck the ground hard enought to collapse the landing gear. The aircraft continued to slide until it left the runway, the pilot was not sure of the type aircraft that departed in front of him but he stated that he had received a "caution wake turbulence" from the tower but that he thought he had waited long enough. (The vgt tower supervisor stated that the aircraft that departed before him was a dornier 228).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 30L AT VGT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ROTATED AND THE AIRCRAFT DID LIFT OFF BUT THEN IT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND HE CONTINUED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL, HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF AGAIN, AND AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY BUT THIS TIME HE FELT THAT HE WAS IN WAKE TURBULENCE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD ENOUGHT TO COLLAPSE THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE UNTIL IT LEFT THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT WAS NOT SURE OF THE TYPE AIRCRAFT THAT DEPARTED IN FRONT OF HIM BUT HE STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A "CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE" FROM THE TOWER BUT THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD WAITED LONG ENOUGH. (THE VGT TOWER SUPERVISOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THAT DEPARTED BEFORE HIM WAS A DORNIER 228).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA245Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVThe pilot's premature lift-off before airspeed was attained resulting in a stall. A factor associated with the accident was a high density altitude.Jul 27, 2003 · Substantial damage