20051002030959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SONERAI2 · Lostant, IL · October 2, 2005

Date
October 2, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place
Lostant, IL
Airport
Hartenbower Hectares
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N260NS
Reported as
Amtr SONERAI2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total261 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot had difficulty taxiing aircraft from sod tie-down area at Hartenbower airport, Lostant, IL. He thought brake was stuck, but actually a main wheel was in a depression. He used hand brake, rudder and throttle to manuever aircraft. He lost control and damaged his aircraft's propeller, along with the aircoupe's propeller parked next to him.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY TAXIING AIRCRAFT FROM SOD TIE-DOWN AREA AT HARTENBOWER AIRPORT, LOSTANT, IL. HE THOUGHT BRAKE WAS STUCK, BUT ACTUALLY A MAIN WHEEL WAS IN A DEPRESSION. HE USED HAND BRAKE, RUDDER AND THROTTLE TO MANUEVER AIRCRAFT. HE LOST CONTROL AND DAMAGED HIS AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER, ALONG WITH THE AIRCOUPE'S PROPELLER PARKED NEXT TO HIM.