20081020851499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Barner Superskyraid · Tuscola, IL · October 20, 2008

Date
October 20, 2008 · 13:30 local
Place
Tuscola, IL
Airport
Tuscola
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3903B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA028
Reported as
Barner Superskyraid
Reported engine
AMTR JABIRU2200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
569 total1 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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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 of N3903B, an amatuer-built aircraft, was conducting a takeoff maneuver on runway 27 at Tuscola, Illinois, when the aircraft began to veer to the right. The pilot attempted to correct the aircraft direction with opposing rudder but the aircraft continued to veer right, exited the runway, and entered a corn field adjacent to the runway. The aircraft received damage to the landing gear assembly as a result of entering the corn field. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, did not sustain any injuries during this event. This report is being submitted to close accident number privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF N3903B, AN AMATUER-BUILT AIRCRAFT, WAS CONDUCTING A TAKEOFF MANEUVER ON RUNWAY 27 AT TUSCOLA, ILLINOIS, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTION WITH OPPOSING RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER RIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND ENTERED A CORN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AS A RESULT OF ENTERING THE CORN FIELD. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CLOSE ACCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.