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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr CHALLENGER II · Indianapolis, IN · July 19, 2008

Date: July 19, 2008 · 10:30 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Hendricks County-Gordon Graham
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N47EV
Reported as: Amtr Challengerii
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 154 total2 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N47EVRegistered now · Armstrong Terry B CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0802-2247 · Built 2004 Airframe modelArmstrong Terry B CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)The pilot was departing runway 18 at Hendricks county airport (2R2), danville, IN, when he encountered a gust of wind at approximately 200 feet AGL. The aircraft was severely displaced to the left and the pilot could not overcome the displacement with aileron and rudder. The aircraft was not gaining altitude and the pilot decided to continue turning to the left and circle back to the runway he departed. As he turned back for the runway, the main gear touched the roof of a hangar and a hard landing was made in the grass, east of the taxiway. As a result of the hard landing, the main gear was separated from the aircraft, resulting in a final ground loop where the aircraft ultimately came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 18 AT HENDRICKS COUNTY AIRPORT (2R2), DANVILLE, IN, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DISPLACED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT COULD NOT OVERCOME THE DISPLACEMENT WITH AILERON AND RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GAINING ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE TURNING TO THE LEFT AND CIRCLE BACK TO THE RUNWAY HE DEPARTED. AS HE TURNED BACK FOR THE RUNWAY, THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED THE ROOF OF A HANGAR AND A HARD LANDING WAS MADE IN THE GRASS, EAST OF THE TAXIWAY. AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A FINAL GROUND LOOP WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY CAME TO REST.