# Accident 20080418835679A: Justac HIGHLANDER, Onida, SD, April 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Onida, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7125° N, 100.0956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7125&lon=-100.0956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8888V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8888V-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Veldhuizen Gerald F HIGHLANDER (registry code 0562299, https://openairdocs.org/model/veldhuizen-gerald-f-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JUSTAC HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080418835679A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON APRIL 18, 2008, AT 1230 CDT A HIGHLANDER, N8888V, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING OFF FROM A FARMERS FIELD APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES WEST OF ONIDA, SD FOR A TRIP BACK TO STURGIS, SD.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DIRT MOUND WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOTS CERTIFICATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA111), Apr 18, 2008: Veldhuizen Highlander (N8888V), Onida, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the right main wheel from the landing gear during takeoff for an undetermined reason.. Contributing to the accident were rough/uneven terrain and that directional control was not…

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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