# Accident 20050619011799A: Adkins RIDGERUNNRII, Pocatello, ID, June 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2005, 07:49 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Airport: Pocatello Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9097° N, 112.5961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9097&lon=-112.5961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825PB-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adkins David Earl RIDGE RUNNER II (registry code 056170F, https://openairdocs.org/model/adkins-david-earl-ridge-runner-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADKINS RIDGERUNNRII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619011799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA05CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA119), Jun 19, 2005: Adkins Ridge Runner II (N825PB), Pocatello, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.

## Other reports on N825PB (1)

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

- [Accident 20081129852939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081129852939A), Nov 29, 2008: Adkins RIDGERUNNRII (N825PB), Portland-Mulin, OR, Substantial damage. Planned 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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