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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr S-6ES COYOTE II · Las Vegas, NM · April 2, 2005

Date: April 2, 2005 · 14:30 local
Place: Las Vegas, NM
Airport: Las Vegas Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N866T
Reported as: Amtr S6ESCOYOTEII
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 182 total53 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N866TRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Adrian George M S-6ES COYOTE IIS/N 1091226 Airframe modelAdrian George M S-6ES COYOTE II Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On 04/02/05, at approximately 1430 MST, N866T, an experimental amateur built aircraft, on takeoff roll, departed the left side of runway 20 at the Las Vegas Municipal Airport, Las Vegas, new Mexico. The pilot-in-command and his one passenger received no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the landing gear and propeller. VMC conditions prevailed. The PIC believes that he encountered a dust devil which resulted in a loss of lift for the aircraft. The PIC could not recover from the abrupt descent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/02/05, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 MST, N866T, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, ON TAKEOFF ROLL, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 20 AT THE LAS VEGAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PIC BELIEVES THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF LIFT FOR THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC COULD NOT RECOVER FROM THE ABRUPT DESCENT.