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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr BARNETT J4B · Prineville, OR · October 27, 2003

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Date
October 27, 2003 · 14:37 local
Place
Prineville, OR
Airport
Prineville Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9565A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA04LA012
Reported as
Amtr BARNETTJ4B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N9565ARegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Garnett-Robert BARNETT J4BS/N 91Airframe modelGarnett-Robert BARNETT J4BEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) After taxiing the aircraft down the runway in order to develop the rotor RPM required for flight the pilot attempted to takeoff. As the aircraft lifted off, the nose pitched up abruptly and the aircraft rolled rapidly to the right. The rotor blades struck the surface and subsequently separated from the aircraft along with the rotor mast assembly. The aircraft traveled approximately 30 feet, then landed on the right main landing gear which failed allowing the aircraft to come to rest on the right side of the fuselage. The propeller then contacted the ground and all three propeller blades were shattered. The cockpit area remained intact and undamaged. The accident flight was the pilot's first attempt to fly the aircraft, he has no experience, no pilot certificate and no airman medical certificate. The aircraft was not properly registered and the airworthiness certificate was not valid. The owner of the aircraft could not produce any maintenance records, and does not know how many flight hours are on the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE ROTOR RPM REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF. AS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, THE NOSE PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT. THE ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE SURFACE AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH THE ROTOR MAST ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, THEN LANDED ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH FAILED ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND AND ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHATTERED. THE COCKPIT AREA REMAINED INTACT AND UNDAMAGED. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT, HE HAS NO EXPERIENCE, NO PILOT CERTIFICATE AND NO AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PROPERLY REGISTERED AND THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS NOT VALID. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW MANY FLIGHT HOURS ARE ON THE AIRCRAFT.

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 SEA04LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrineville, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall during the initial takeoff climb. A factor was the lack of pilot certification.Oct 27, 2003 · Substantial damage