What happened
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(-23) Pilot Mr. Roy simoneau was performing the first of the required aircraft phase 1 flight test of his experimental amateur-built sky star kit fox classic iv, N10224. He stated that the aircraft's taxi, run-up, take-off and flight for approximately 20 minutes went well. He returned to the airport to practice the landing approaches to runway 11 at Limington-Harmon airport. On the third (3) normal approach he touched down, tail wheel first, then the main gear and the aircraft immediately veered to the right. The aircraft departed the runway, continued through the right side apron, and into the heavily wood area to the right. The aircraft came to rest nosed into the small trees. Several people helped with the removal of the aircraft and a trailer was used to transport the aircraft to the hanger area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT MR. ROY SIMONEAU WAS PERFORMING THE FIRST OF THE REQUIRED AIRCRAFT PHASE 1 FLIGHT TEST OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT SKY STAR KIT FOX CLASSIC IV, N10224. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S TAXI, RUN-UP, TAKE-OFF AND FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES WENT WELL. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE THE LANDING APPROACHES TO RUNWAY 11 AT LIMINGTON-HARMON AIRPORT. ON THE THIRD (3) NORMAL APPROACH HE TOUCHED DOWN, TAIL WHEEL FIRST, THEN THE MAIN GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE APRON, AND INTO THE HEAVILY WOOD AREA TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSED INTO THE SMALL TREES. SEVERAL PEOPLE HELPED WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND A TRAILER WAS USED TO TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGER AREA.
NTSB investigation
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