# Incident 20090916018589I: Greena LANCAIRLEGAC, Reno, NV, September 16, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2009, 17:40 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33XP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33XP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greenamyer Darryl G LANCAIR LEGACY 2000 (registry code 05610NZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/greenamyer-darryl-g-lancair-legacy-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREENA LANCAIRLEGAC
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090916018589I

## Narrative

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

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE RENO AIR RACES.  SUBSEQUENT TO ENGINE MAINTENANCE, A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. DURING TAKEOFF, AND ENGINE OVERSPEED CONDITION OCCURRED.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION INDICATES THE EXPERIMENTAL PROPELLER GOVERNOR FLYWEIGHT HINGE BEARINGS ALLOW EXCESSIVE FLYWEIGHT MOVEMENT DURING HIGH POWER OPERATIONS.

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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