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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Adkins Ridgerunnrii · Pocatello, ID · June 19, 2005

Date: June 19, 2005 · 07:49 local
Place: Pocatello, ID
Airport: Pocatello Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N825PB
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05CA119
Reported as: Adkins Ridgerunnrii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total1 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N825PBRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2013 · Adkins David Earl RIDGE RUNNER IIS/N 722811 · Built 2003 Airframe modelAdkins David Earl RIDGE RUNNER II Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 21 by the Pocatello, Idaho tower. During the takeoff roll the pilot lost control of the aircraft, it swerved to the right, and the loads imposed on the landing gear caused the left main gear to collapse. The pilot states he has a total of five hours of instruction in tailwheel aircraft and does not have a tailwheel endorsement. This was to be the second flight of this aircraft by this pilot, the first lasting less than one hour.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 21 BY THE POCATELLO, IDAHO TOWER. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE LOADS IMPOSED ON THE LANDING GEAR CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT STATES HE HAS A TOTAL OF FIVE HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT AND DOES NOT HAVE A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THIS WAS TO BE THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THIS AIRCRAFT BY THIS PILOT, THE FIRST LASTING LESS THAN ONE HOUR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA05CA119Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPocatello, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.Jun 19, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N825PB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20081129852939AClimb · Portland-Mulin, ORPlanned activity was to be a series of high speed taxi tests. The pilot had complained, over the radio, that he could not get enough RPM at full throttle. The pilot was to bring the plane back to the ramp at the end of the test to adjust the ground adjustable…Nov 29, 2008 · Reported as Adkins Ridgerunnrii · Substantial damage