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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV6A · Bend, OR · September 14, 2003

Date: September 14, 2003 · 13:33 local
Place: Bend, OR
Airport: Sunriver Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N168AL
Reported as: Amtr RV6A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 935 total268 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N168ALRegistered now · Leeman Larry G RV-6A VANS ACFTS/N 60168 · Built 2000 Airframe modelLeeman Larry G RV-6A VANS ACFT Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 9/14/2003 Mr. Leeman was pilot in command of a leeman larry G/RV-6A, N168AL when the aircraft departed the left side of runway 18 at the Sunriver Airport (S21) during the take-off roll. The aircraft received minor damage to the right gear leg fairing. The damage was limited to a crack in the fairing due to the build-up of grass around and between the fairing and the mounting band.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 9/14/2003 MR. LEEMAN WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A LEEMAN LARRY G/RV-6A, N168AL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 AT THE SUNRIVER AIRPORT (S21) DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR LEG FAIRING. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A CRACK IN THE FAIRING DUE TO THE BUILD-UP OF GRASS AROUND AND BETWEEN THE FAIRING AND THE MOUNTING BAND.