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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bally Jack A KITFOX · Puyallup, WA · June 18, 2013

Date
June 18, 2013 · 13:30 local
Place
Puyallup, WA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4306K
Reported as
Bally Jack A Kitfox
Reported engine
SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,050 total18 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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 the takeoff roll, a gust of wind caused the right wing to lift. The pilot corrected, but the left wing struck the runway causing the aircraft to make a sharp, left 180 degree turn and skid to a stop in the infield. The landing gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO LIFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED, BUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A SHARP, LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN AND SKID TO A STOP IN THE INFIELD. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.