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) Pilot was attempting takeoff in a cultivated field. Pilot and assistant packed the takeoff surface with a truck. Runup and static power check were normal. During takeoff roll as the aircraft became light on the gear, the pilot sensed a loss in take off RPM and elected to abort. In order to avoid what pilot perceived as a wet area, the pilot turned off the packed surface into the open field. Nose of aircraft dug into a soft sandy area and nosed down. Prop was bent and nose gear scissors broke. No structural damage and no injuries. Inspector privacy data omitted inspected the aircraft after the incident and the damage was limited as described above. There was no visible damage to the engine. Inspector suspected metal ingestion. Engine and prop repair shops found no evidence of metal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF IN A CULTIVATED FIELD. PILOT AND ASSISTANT PACKED THE TAKEOFF SURFACE WITH A TRUCK. RUNUP AND STATIC POWER CHECK WERE NORMAL. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME LIGHT ON THE GEAR, THE PILOT SENSED A LOSS IN TAKE OFF RPM AND ELECTED TO ABORT. IN ORDER TO AVOID WHAT PILOT PERCEIVED AS A WET AREA, THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE PACKED SURFACE INTO THE OPEN FIELD. NOSE OF AIRCRAFT DUG INTO A SOFT SANDY AREA AND NOSED DOWN. PROP WAS BENT AND NOSE GEAR SCISSORS BROKE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA ^ INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. INSPECTOR SUSPECTED METAL INGESTION. ENGINE AND PROP REPAIR SHOPS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF METAL.
Other reports on N5130A · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.