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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airborne Wi Edge XT-912 · Hanapepe, HI · May 22, 2010

Date: May 22, 2010 · 09:10 local
Place: Hanapepe, HI
Airport: Port Allen
Phase of flight: Taxi
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N68BS
Reported as: Airborne Wi Edge XT-912
Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total1,300 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N68BSRegistered now · Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-LS/N XT-912-0311 Airframe modelAirborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L Engine modelRotax 912UL series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot eugene monnier reported that on 5/22/10, while taxiing for take off at the Port Allen Airport the upwind wing caught a gust of wind and tipped aircraft up on its right side and caused damage to to wing leading edge, wing keel and the wing fabric was torn. One passenger on board. No injuries reported from pilot or passenger. Damage report was to the wing only no fuselage damage. Pilot stated that at 910 am winds were 15 mph gusting to 22 mph

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EUGENE MONNIER REPORTED THAT ON 5/22/10, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF AT THE PORT ALLEN AIRPORT THE UPWIND WING CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND AND TIPPED AIRCRAFT UP ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO TO WING LEADING EDGE, WING KEEL AND THE WING FABRIC WAS TORN. ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM PILOT OR PASSENGER. DAMAGE REPORT WAS TO THE WING ONLY NO FUSELAGE DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT AT 910 AM WINDS WERE 15 MPH GUSTING TO 22 MPH