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FAA accident report · Marco Avidmarkiv · Niceville, FL · June 9, 2008

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Date
June 9, 2008 · 11:40 local
Place
Niceville, FL
Airport
Ruckel
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N652DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC08FA211
Reported as
Marco Avidmarkiv
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582DCDI
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,250 total547 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N652DMRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 2009 · Marco Donald M JR AVID MARK IV AEROBATS/N 1108D · Built 1995Airframe modelMarco Donald M JR AVID MARK IV AEROBATEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft was on the right side of runway 18, 300 ft from the approach end, facing the approach end. Debris was in a small area near the front of the airplane. The tight debris field at the nose of the airplane and the marks on the ground indicate the left wing had impacted the ground and the left main strut broke above the brake caliper. The wing fold linkage attaches to both wings and they both folded when the left wing hit the ground. The nose impacted the ground, breaking one prop blade and splintering the other, all pieces of the broken prop were within 25 feet of the nose of the airplane. The prop did not appear to be making power on impact. The fuselage failed on impact and the cockpit was completely open. The engine was upside down and the left side of the engine cowling had impact damage. The tail of the airplane had no visible damage. The aircraft came to rest on it’s right side facing the impact point and the approach end of the runway. Ammended 08/04/08 because NTSB changed accident number from NYC08CA211.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18, 300 FT FROM THE APPROACH END, FACING THE APPROACH END. DEBRIS WAS IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE TIGHT DEBRIS FIELD AT THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATE THE LEFT WING HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN STRUT BROKE ABOVE THE BRAKE CALIPER. THE WING FOLD LINKAGE ATTACHES TO BOTH WINGS AND THEY BOTH FOLDED WHEN THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND. THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND, BREAKING ONE PROP BLADE AND SPLINTERING THE OTHER, ALL PIECES OF THE BROKEN PROP WERE WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PROP DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MAKING POWER ON IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE FAILED ON IMPACT AND THE COCKPIT WAS COMPLETELY OPEN. THE ENGINE WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING HAD IMPACT DAMAGE. THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE HAD NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT’S RIGHT SIDE FACING THE IMPACT POINT AND THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AMMENDED 08/04/08 BECAUSE NTSB CHANGED ACCIDENT NUMBER FROM NYC08CA211.

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 NYC08FA211Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportNiceville, FLThe pilot's loss of control during landing for undetermined reasons.Jun 9, 2008 · Substantial damage