# Incident 20070924824019I: Amtr RANSS10, Villa Rica, GA, September 24, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Villa Rica, GA
- Airport: Stockmar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7278° N, 84.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Villa Rica, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7278&lon=-84.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2989A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2989A-2008-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S10 (registry code 05903TJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS10
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 0 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070924824019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 A RANS S-10, N2989A WHILE ON A HIGH SPEED TEST RUN HIT AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND JUST BEFORE TAKE OFF SPEED. THE PLANE LIFTED OFF 15FT TO 20FT OFF THE GROUND AND THE PILOT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ABOUT 50 YARDS FROM THE IMPACT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AND UNINJURED.

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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