20090317001709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Borger EUROPA XS · Denton, TX · March 17, 2009

Date
March 17, 2009 · 10:00 local
Place
Denton, TX
Airport
Denton Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N914XL
Reported as
Borger Europaxs
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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) On March 17, 2009 at 1000, N914XL a europa xs, an experimental amateur kit built aircraft was operated by privacy data omitted. Just before takeoff as privacy data omitted was positioning the aircraft on runway 17 and applied to much brake causing the propeller to make contact with the runway. The propeller was damaged no other damage was noted to the aircraft. This was a part 91 pleasure flight there were 2 onboard the aircraft and no one was injured. VFR flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot has a commercial single engine and instrument rating certificate number privacy data omitted. The orgin of the flight was at the Denton airport (dto) on March 17, 2009 at 0950.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 17, 2009 AT 1000, N914XL A EUROPA XS, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR KIT BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS POSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 17 AND APPLIED TO MUCH BRAKE CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT THERE WERE 2 ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT HAS A COMMERCIAL SINGLE ENGINE AND INSTRUMENT RATING CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ORGIN OF THE FLIGHT WAS AT THE DENTON AIRPORT (DTO) ON MARCH 17, 2009 AT 0950.

Other reports on N914XL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.