# Incident 20110910020989I: Collins Robert S JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Spartanburg, SC, September 10, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2011, 13:50 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9157° N, 81.9565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9157&lon=-81.9565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: COLLINS ROBERT S JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110910020989I

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 14:20HRS LOCAL ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2011,AT THE SPARTENBURG AIRPORT (SPA) THE PILOT OF N866SC, A HIGHLANDER LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART ON A LOCAL FLIGHT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AND OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING AFGHAN WAR VETERANS AROUND THE AREA.  HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPART SHORTLY AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF A BOEING STEARMAN AND ANOTHER PLANE.  HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF NORMALLY AND AT ABOUT 20-25 FEET THE RIGHT WING BEGAN TO STALL, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND "PANCAKED ON THE LANDING GEAR." PILOT STATED HE FEELS HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE WAKE TURBULANCE CREATED FROM THE STEARMANS DEPARTURE AND SHOULD HAVE DELAYED HIS LONGER THAN HE DID.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE INDICATED.

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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