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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr HIMAX · Siloam Springs, AR · June 14, 2008

Date: June 14, 2008 · 13:00 local
Place: Siloam Springs, AR
Airport: Smith Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N774TF
Reported as: Amtr Himax
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 54 total1 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N774TFRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2014 · Team HIMAXS/N T447 · Built 2005 Airframe modelTeam HIMAX Engine modelRotax 503 DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) On June 14, 2008, at 1430 CDT a Himax experimental aircraft, N774TF, was taking off on runway 18 at Siloam Springs, Arkansas airport (slg) when the aircraft ground looped and departed the runway coming to rest in a ditch near the east side of the runway. The sport pilot was not injured and the aircraft received minor damage. The aircraft was being operated by the owner as a personal flight under 14 code of federal regulations part 91 when the incident occurred. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2008, AT 1430 CDT A HIMAX EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N774TF, WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS AIRPORT (SLG) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN A DITCH NEAR THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE SPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.