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FAA incident report · Amtr Barracuda · Warrenton, VA · September 20, 2006

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Date
September 20, 2006 · 11:50 local
Place
Warrenton, VA
Airport
Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N515WH
Reported as
Amtr Barracuda
Reported engine
Continental IO360CONT
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,300 total
N515WHRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2007 · Hull William L BARRACUDA / HULLS/N 122 · Built 1994Airframe modelHull William L BARRACUDA / HULLEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot of this experimental-homebuilt Barracuda, reg# N515WH lost control of the aircraft during his travel down runway 32 at Warrenton-Fauquier Airport (W66). The weather was VMC with winds reported as a right-quartering crosswind at approximately 15 to 20 knots. Whether the aircraft was landing or performing a high-speed taxi as the pilot claims, he lost control and landed hard on the nosewheel. The nosegear linkage failed in an area which had excessive wear and corrosion, and the nosegear partially collapsed. Initial prop-strikes began 829 feet down the runway and 35 feet left of centerline. Skid marks from all three wheels veered from this point in a right turn exiting the right side of the runway 422 feet from the point of initial impact. The aircraft continued into the grass for 267 feet more and came to rest in an upright position with obvious damage limited to the propeller and nose gear. Regular prop strikes existed from the point of initial impact all the way down the runway and 50 feet into the grass.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL-HOMEBUILT BARRACUDA, REG# N515WH LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING HIS TRAVEL DOWN RUNWAY 32 AT WARRENTON-FAUQUIER AIRPORT (W66). THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH WINDS REPORTED AS A RIGHT-QUARTERING CROSSWIND AT APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WHETHER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING OR PERFORMING A HIGH-SPEED TAXI AS THE PILOT CLAIMS, HE LOST CONTROL AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL. THE NOSEGEAR LINKAGE FAILED IN AN AREA WHICH HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CORROSION, AND THE NOSEGEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. INITIAL PROP-STRIKES BEGAN 829 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 35 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE. SKID MARKS FROM ALL THREE WHEELS VEERED FROM THIS POINT IN A RIGHT TURN EXITING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 422 FEET FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS FOR 267 FEET MORE AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH OBVIOUS DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR. REGULAR PROP STRIKES EXISTED FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL IMPACT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND 50 FEET INTO THE GRASS.