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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Dumas, TX · June 11, 2011

Date: June 11, 2011 · 14:20 local
Place: Dumas, TX
Airport: Moore County Airport
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8743Y
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 180 total45 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N8743YRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1898 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 11, 2011, at approximately 14:20 CDT N8743Y, a Piper PA-30, was performing a high speed maintenance taxi at Moore County Airport in Dumas, Texas. A gust of wind lifted the left wing, causing the the aircraft to exit the right side of runway 19. The aircraft impacted the ground and spun 90 degrees. The wind direction was reported of 170 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 28 knots. The aircraft owner was at the controls and was accompanied by a currently rated airframe and powperplant mechanic. They were attempting to troubleshoot an engine discrepancy reported earlier that afternoon. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both ailerons, wings, engine propellers, main landing gear assemblies, and lower fuselage. The pilot and mechanic were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 11, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:20 CDT N8743Y, A PIPER PA-30, WAS PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED MAINTENANCE TAXI AT MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT IN DUMAS, TEXAS. A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING, CAUSING THE THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SPUN 90 DEGREES. THE WIND DIRECTION WAS REPORTED OF 170 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CURRENTLY RATED AIRFRAME AND POWPERPLANT MECHANIC. THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT AN ENGINE DISCREPANCY REPORTED EARLIER THAT AFTERNOON. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AILERONS, WINGS, ENGINE PROPELLERS, MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES, AND LOWER FUSELAGE. THE PILOT AND MECHANIC WERE UNINJURED.