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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Borger Robe EUROPA XS · Denton, TX · July 12, 2010

Date: July 12, 2010 · 07:17 local
Place: Denton, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N914XL
Reported as: Borger Robe Europa XS
Reported engine: ROTAX 914
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total23 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N914XLRegistered now · Borger Robert L EUROPA XSS/N A221 · Built 2008 Airframe modelBorger Robert L EUROPA XS Engine modelRotax 914 series4 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 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 the aircraft. The pilot applied brake and flight control input to correct but the propeller contacted the runway and the aircraft rolled to a stop at the edge of the runway. The propeller was damaged but no other damage was noted.

As the FAA filed it

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 THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKE AND FLIGHT CONTROL INPUT TO CORRECT BUT THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

Other reports on N914XL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20090317001709ITakeoff · Denton, TX(-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…Mar 17, 2009 · Minor damage