# Incident 20130713014519I: Commonwealth REARWIN 180, Arlington, WA, July 13, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2013, 19:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34827, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34827) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commonwealth REARWIN 180 (registry code 2370506, https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-rearwin-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A80 series (registry code 17006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMONWEALTH REARWIN 180
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A80 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130713014519I

## Narrative

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

AFTER ATTENDING THE ARLINGTON AIRSHOW, THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING THE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 34 WHEN UPON ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BANK RIGHT. THE PILOT TRIED TO COMPENSATE BUT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS WHERE THE RIGHT GEAR LEG COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES SETTLING IN THE GRASS. THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM 300 DEGREES AT 7 TO 8 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR LEG AND ASSOCIATED FAIRING.

## Other reports on N34827 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860416027969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860416027969I), Apr 16, 1986: Comwth REWN180 (N34827), Eugene, OR, Minor damage. Attempted landing in a crosswind resulted in a ground loop.

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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