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FAA incident report · Amtr FALCONARF12 · Coeur D Alene, ID · May 17, 2004

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Date
May 17, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place
Coeur D Alene, ID
Airport
Coeur D Alene Air Term Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61F
Reported as
Amtr FALCONARF12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total3 in this make and model
N61FRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2017 · Falconar F-12S/N F-7071 · Built 1974Airframe modelFalconar F-12Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Fry was taxiing his falconar F-12 homebuilt to get reaccustomed to the conventional gear. He moved back and forth on a taxiway when the brakes faded on him. He decided to take to the air rather than run into taxi lights at the end of the taxiway, flew in ground effect for about 300 yards, and crashed nose down on the airport. He states he had no intention to fly. Mr. Fry is in the middle of preparations for becoming current, and was about to go take some training from a CFI when this taxi event happened. I counseled Mr. Fry on his apparent lack of preparation for emergency procedures and on the location which he had chosen to do his taxi familiarization. He had not looked the site over and determined where he could go if something like this incident happened to him. I reminded him that if he is going to get going fast enough to raise the tail (which he was), then the possibility of an event happening was high in that flight transition stage and he should have better prepared. privacy data omitted privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. FRY WAS TAXIING HIS FALCONAR F-12 HOMEBUILT TO GET REACCUSTOMED TO THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR. HE MOVED BACK AND FORTH ON A TAXIWAY WHEN THE BRAKES FADED ON HIM. HE DECIDED TO TAKE TO THE AIR RATHER THAN RUN INTO TAXI LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE TAXIWAY, FLEW IN GROUND EFFECT FOR ABOUT 300 YARDS, AND CRASHED NOSE DOWN ON THE AIRPORT. HE STATES HE HAD NO INTENTION TO FLY. MR. FRY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF PREPARATIONS FOR BECOMING CURRENT, AND WAS ABOUT TO GO TAKE SOME TRAINING FROM A CFI WHEN THIS TAXI EVENT HAPPENED. I COUNSELED MR. FRY ON HIS APPARENT LACK OF PREPARATION FOR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND ON THE LOCATION WHICH HE HAD CHOSEN TO DO HIS TAXI FAMILIARIZATION. HE HAD NOT LOOKED THE SITE OVER AND DETERMINED WHERE HE COULD GO IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TO HIM. I REMINDED HIM THAT IF HE IS GOING TO GET GOING FAST ENOUGH TO RAISE THE TAIL (WHICH HE WAS), THEN THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EVENT HAPPENING WAS HIGH IN THAT FLIGHT TRANSITION STAGE AND HE SHOULD HAVE BETTER PREPARED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^