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FAA incident report · Stemme S10-VT · Jean, NV · May 3, 2004

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Date
May 3, 2004 · 16:40 local
Place
Jean, NV
Airport
Jean Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N241LS
Reported as
Stemme S10VT
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total297 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
N241LSRegistered now · Stemme S10-VTS/N 11-064Airframe modelStemme S10-VTEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Investigated an incident that occurred at Jean Airport at approx. 1700 PST on the 3rd of may 2004 that involved a Stemme S-10 VT motor glider, N241LS, owned and operated by steve don miller. The motor glider had apparently ran off rwy 20R damaging the right hand wing tip with the right hand main landing gear wheel attachment point collapsing in an outward direction slightly damaging the right hand gear door on the lower edge. Spoke to pilot steve don miller and asked if he had ground looped the motor glider and his response was that the motor glider's front main landing gear got light and he had ground looped the motor glider ending up on the right hand side of rwy 20R at approx. 75 to 80 degree perpendicular to rwy heading off in the dirt where the motor glider's nose was pointing toward the west. Visual on rwy 20R 500 feet from the threshold there was tire marks including prop strikes and fiberglass marks on the runway that supported the conclusion that the motor glider had been ground looped. Photos taken of rwy marks and of the damaged motor glider.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INVESTIGATED AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT JEAN AIRPORT AT APPROX. 1700 PST ON THE 3RD OF MAY 2004 THAT INVOLVED A STEMME S-10 VT MOTOR GLIDER, N241LS, OWNED AND OPERATED BY STEVE DON MILLER. THE MOTOR GLIDER HAD APPARENTLY RAN OFF RWY 20R DAMAGING THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP WITH THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ATTACHMENT POINT COLLAPSING IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION SLIGHTLY DAMAGING THE RIGHT HAND GEAR DOOR ON THE LOWER EDGE. SPOKE TO PILOT STEVE DON MILLER AND ASKED IF HE HAD GROUND LOOPED THE MOTOR GLIDER AND HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT THE MOTOR GLIDER'S FRONT MAIN LANDING GEAR GOT LIGHT AND HE HAD GROUND LOOPED THE MOTOR GLIDER ENDING UP ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF RWY 20R AT APPROX. 75 TO 80 DEGREE PERPENDICULAR TO RWY HEADING OFF IN THE DIRT WHERE THE MOTOR GLIDER'S NOSE WAS POINTING TOWARD THE WEST. VISUAL ON RWY 20R 500 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD THERE WAS TIRE MARKS INCLUDING PROP STRIKES AND FIBERGLASS MARKS ON THE RUNWAY THAT SUPPORTED THE CONCLUSION THAT THE MOTOR GLIDER HAD BEEN GROUND LOOPED. PHOTOS TAKEN OF RWY MARKS AND OF THE DAMAGED MOTOR GLIDER.