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FAA accident report · Smithwick P TUKAN · Smith Prairie, ID · May 30, 2010

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Date
May 30, 2010 · 09:04 local
Place
Smith Prairie, ID
Airport
Smith Prairie
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7513W
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA274
Reported as
Smithwick P Tukan
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N7513WRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2017 · Smithwick P/Treidel M TUKANS/N MT 001 · Built 1999Airframe modelSmithwick P/Treidel M TUKANEngine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

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

The weight-shift sport pilot aircraft was observed doing touch and go's. a short time later a witness noticed the aircraft was stuck in a 20' tree located 172' mid field adjacent to the runway. The pilot remained in the aircraft, however the passenger was ejected from the aircraft hiting the ground. Both pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE WEIGHT-SHIFT SPORT PILOT AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOING TOUCH AND GO'S. A SHORT TIME LATER A WITNESS NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS STUCK IN A 20' TREE LOCATED 172' MID FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT HITING THE GROUND. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR10LA274Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrairie, IDThe pilot's loss of control of the weight-shift-controlled airplane during takeoff for undetermined reasons.May 30, 2010 · Substantial damage