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Date
September 27, 2003 · 09:45 local
Place
Newnan, GA
Airport
Newnan Coweta County Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Freebird
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total
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) The aircraft took off on a test flight of the ultralight reaching an altitude of approximately 40-60 ft. the right wing dropped causing the aircraft to strike the ground. Wind was reported as calm and skies clear. Aircraft came to rest approximately 100 ft from the end of the runway. The pilot reported unresponsive ailerons. One minor injury resulted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON A TEST FLIGHT OF THE ULTRALIGHT REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 40-60 FT. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE GROUND. WIND WAS REPORTED AS CALM AND SKIES CLEAR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED UNRESPONSIVE AILERONS. ONE MINOR INJURY RESULTED.