# Incident 20130225002579I: William E Woodill AERO-MAX, Elkart, IN, February 25, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2013, 16:20 local time
- Place: Elkart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots Club
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6570° N, 86.0347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (3C1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6570&lon=-86.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AM-2018-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William E Woodill AERO-MAX (registry code 056309X, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-e-woodill-aero-max) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Compact Ra MZ202 (registry code 14700, https://openairdocs.org/engine/compact-ra-mz202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM E WOODILL AERO-MAX
- Reported engine: COMPACT RA MZ202
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 20 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/20130225002579I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/25/2013 AT 1620 EST, N400AM, AN AEROMAX AMATEUR EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE AT ELKART PILOTS CLUB AIRPORT (3C1) WAS LIGHTLY DAMAGED WHEN IT LOST PARTIAL POWER ON TAKE OFF AND MADE AN OFF-RUNWAY LANDING WITH ONE SOUL ONBOARD.  NO INJURIES/FATALITIES.  THE WEATHER WAS VMC.

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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