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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Monnett Joh SUB SONEX · Oshkosh, WI · June 3, 2010

Date
June 3, 2010 · 11:00 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Whitman
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N141SX
Reported as
Monnett Joh SUB Sonex
Reported engine
Amateur-built PBS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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.

Experimental aircraft in r & d status. During takeoff roll, pilot lost control of aircraft as tail achieved lift. Aircraft veered drastically to the right. Went off runway striking a runway light and sustained minor damage to left wing root and center wheel.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT IN R & D STATUS. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AS TAIL ACHIEVED LIFT. AIRCRAFT VEERED DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT. WENT OFF RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING ROOT AND CENTER WHEEL.