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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Renegade · Louisville, KY · September 18, 2008

Date: September 18, 2008
Place: Louisville, KY
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N317RW
Reported as: Amtr Renegade
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 218 total218 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N317RWRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Wilmoth Robert C AFU RENEGADES/N 00002KY · Built 2003 Airframe modelWilmoth Robert C AFU RENEGADE Engine modelRotax 582SER2 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) Pilot attempted a touch and go in a remote farmers field. After touching down the aircraft struck an inactive electric fence wire. The pilot was forced to stop and unhook it from the aircraft nose wheel. The pilot made the decision to reverse direction and takeoff with a tail wind. On the takeoff attempt the aircraft unknowing encountered a second inactive electric fence wire. Shortly there after the aircraft struck a barbed fire fence at a perpendicular angle. The aircraft flipped end over end and rotated 180 degrees coming to a rest on it's left hand side.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO IN A REMOTE FARMERS FIELD. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN INACTIVE ELECTRIC FENCE WIRE. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO STOP AND UNHOOK IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO REVERSE DIRECTION AND TAKEOFF WITH A TAIL WIND. ON THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT UNKNOWING ENCOUNTERED A SECOND INACTIVE ELECTRIC FENCE WIRE. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BARBED FIRE FENCE AT A PERPENDICULAR ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED END OVER END AND ROTATED 180 DEGREES COMING TO A REST ON IT'S LEFT HAND SIDE.