# Incident 20071015830339I: Perdue LW3, Marion/Wythevi, VA, October 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2007, 15:02 local time
- Place: Marion/Wythevi, VA
- Airport: Mountain Empire
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8948° N, 81.3499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNTAIN EMPIRE (MKJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8948&lon=-81.3499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perdue Frederick V LW3 (registry code 05622G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/perdue-frederick-v-lw3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PERDUE LW3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071015830339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF ON RWY 26 AT MKJ, WHEN ONE OF THE TAIL WHEEL SPRINGS BROKE. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP WITH THE ROTOR BLADES AND PROPELLER BLADES CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. NTSB CONSULTED AND NTSB ADVISED TO CLASSIFY AS AN INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N503AG (1)

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

- [Incident 20130622012799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130622012799I), Jun 22, 2013: Perdue Frederick V LW3 (N503AG), Rural Retreat, VA, Minor damage. 06/22/2013 Rural Retreat, VA (mkj): N503AG, a VFR experimental gyrocopter, executed a forced landing in a field behind a residence after losing power. There…

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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