# Incident 20090317001709I: Borger EUROPAXS, Denton, TX, March 17, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914XL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914XL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Borger Robert L EUROPA XS (registry code 05611TX, https://openairdocs.org/model/borger-robert-l-europa-xs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BORGER EUROPAXS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090317001709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

- [Incident 20100712040329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100712040329I), Jul 12, 2010: Borger Robe EUROPA XS (N914XL), Denton, TX, Minor damage. The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings in closed traffic. On the second takeoff attempt and at about 45 KTS. As the tail came up a gust of wind turned…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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