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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Infinity CLASSIC 2004 · Limington, ME · September 17, 2011

Date
September 17, 2011 · 10:30 local
Place
Limington, ME
Airport
Limington-Harmon
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21095
Reported as
Infinity Classic 2004
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total38 in this make and model

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.

During an FAA checkride with a DPE the engine suddenly quit on takeoff climb out at approximately 400 feet. Due to limited options for an emergency landing site the pilot landed in brush. The pilot caught his left foot and broke his ankle.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN FAA CHECKRIDE WITH A DPE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET. DUE TO LIMITED OPTIONS FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE THE PILOT LANDED IN BRUSH. THE PILOT CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.