What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This incident was determined to be an incident and not an accident, because there was no intent to fly by the pilot in command. On December 18, 2011, at 12:53 pm CST, an amateur-built KR-2S, N7070X, was involved in an incident at the Fremont Municipal Airport (kfet), Fremont, Nebraska. The aircraft was undergoing a high speed taxi test in preparation for a future first flight. After taxiing the entire length of runway 19/01, the PIC turned onto runway 32 and proceeded to high speed taxi down the length of the runway. At some point during the taxi, the aircraft became airborne. The PIC, not expecting the aircraft to become airborne, pushed the stick forward to bring the aircraft down to the runway. The aircraft impacted runway 32 approximately 4,251 feet down the runway, 7 feet left of the center line, in a nose down attitude and a 20-degree crab to the right. The nose gear collapsed to the left and rear as viewed from the cabin. The wood propeller impacted the runway causing it to splinter. Both main landing gear also collapsed, which compromised the aircraft main wooden wing spar. The left wing tore free from the fuselage where the left main landing gear attached to the main spar. The firewall separated from the fuselage with the engine still attached to the firewall. The aircraft and the separated left wing curved slightly to the right as they continued down runway 32. The aircraft came to rest upright 462 feet from the initial impact point, just off the east side of runway 32. The left wing also came to rest just off the east side of the runway, but traveled 100 feet less than the rest of the airplane. The pilot received a cut to his head, but was able to exit the aircraft unassisted. No other persons were injured in the incident. The aircraft received substantial damage. No airport property was damaged in the incident.
As the FAA filed it
THIS INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN INCIDENT AND NOT AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. ON DECEMBER 18, 2011, AT 12:53 PM CST, AN AMATEUR-BUILT KR-2S, N7070X, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT THE FREMONT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFET), FREMONT, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDERGOING A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST IN PREPARATION FOR A FUTURE FIRST FLIGHT. AFTER TAXIING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF RUNWAY 19/01, THE PIC TURNED ONTO RUNWAY 32 AND PROCEEDED TO HIGH SPEED TAXI DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. AT SOME POINT DURING THE TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PIC, NOT EXPECTING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE, PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY 32 APPROXIMATELY 4,251 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, 7 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE, IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND A 20-DEGREE CRAB TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED TO THE LEFT AND REAR AS VIEWED FROM THE CABIN. THE WOOD PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING IT TO SPLINTER. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED, WHICH COMPROMISED THE AIRCRAFT MAIN WOODEN WING SPAR. THE LEFT WING TORE FREE FROM THE FUSELAGE WHERE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHED TO THE MAIN SPAR. THE FIREWALL SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE WITH THE ENGINE STILL ATTACHED TO THE FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SEPARATED LEFT WING CURVED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AS THEY CONTINUED DOWN RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT 462 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT, JUST OFF THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 32. THE LEFT WING ALSO CAME TO REST JUST OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BUT TRAVELED 100 FEET LESS THAN THE REST OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A CUT TO HIS HEAD, BUT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED. NO OTHER PERSONS WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO AIRPORT PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED IN THE INCIDENT.