# Incident 20110223003199I: Plonk Georg TYTE WAD, Zephyrhills, FL, February 23, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29LF-2011-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Plonk George J III TYTE WAD (registry code 05629VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/plonk-george-j-iii-tyte-wad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ford CONVERSION (registry code 26701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PLONK GEORG TYTE WAD
- Reported engine: FORD CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110223003199I

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT ATTEMPT OF EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT. TAXI TESTS TO 60MPH WERE SUCCESSFUL.AIRCRAFT OVER ROTATED ON TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS STRIKING TAIL ON RUNWAY AND STALLING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.

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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