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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Howell FW2C80TR · Washington, IA · July 20, 2008

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Date: July 20, 2008 · 18:00 local
Place: Washington, IA
Airport: Washington Municipal
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N92FW
Reported as: Howell FW2C80TR
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 214 total15 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N92FWRegistered now · Howell J Reid FW2C80TRS/N FW2C80TR0116191 Airframe modelHowell J Reid FW2C80TR Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was operating an amateur built aircraft. The aircraft lifted off and was incapable of flying out of ground effect. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and chose to terminate the flight at the edge of the field, just off the runway, where the aircraft came to rest upside down. The aircraft suffered substantial damage, the pilot was uninjured, and the passenger suffered minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS OPERATING AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND WAS INCAPABLE OF FLYING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CHOSE TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD, JUST OFF THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.