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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr AVID FLYER · Grants Pass, OR · May 28, 2006

Date: May 28, 2006 · 12:00 local
Place: Grants Pass, OR
Airport: Josephine County/Grants Pass
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N537MF
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06CA107
Reported as: Amtr Avidflyer
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 90 total10 in this make and model

N537MFRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Taplin F G/ Taplin M E AVID FLYERS/N 965 · Built 1992 Airframe modelTaplin F G/ Taplin M E AVID FLYER Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was making a second high speed taxi test when he inadvertently left the runway. Hit power lines 600 feet from entrance to airport while trying to return and dropped into fire station parking lot. Major damage to airplane slight scratch to pilot. Fire fighters in station at time of accident helped pilot from airplane. Two power lines and one pole damaged causing loss of power in area. Airplane had substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A SECOND HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY LEFT THE RUNWAY. HIT POWER LINES 600 FEET FROM ENTRANCE TO AIRPORT WHILE TRYING TO RETURN AND DROPPED INTO FIRE STATION PARKING LOT. MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE SLIGHT SCRATCH TO PILOT. FIRE FIGHTERS IN STATION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT HELPED PILOT FROM AIRPLANE. TWO POWER LINES AND ONE POLE DAMAGED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER IN AREA. AIRPLANE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA06CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrants Pass, ORThe partial loss of engine power for undertermined reasons, resulting in a forced landing and substantial damage to the airplane. A contributing factor was the transmission wire.May 28, 2006 · Substantial damage