20131112021299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Winsted, MN · November 12, 2013

Date
November 12, 2013 · 13:00 local
Place
Winsted, MN
Airport
Winsted Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported engine
ROTAX 503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Shortly after takeoff from runway 27 at Winsted, MN airport (10D) the aircraft operator reported that the engine began to shake and vibrate badly. RPM was reduced and the operator made a left hand 180 degree turn and aligned aircraft with runway 09. He attempted to slip the aircraft to lose altitude. He then attempted a right hand 180 degree turn because he felt he was going to go off the end of the runway if he continued. At about 15 feet AGL, the left wing appeared to stall. The aircraft contacted the ground left wing first and then came down hard on the nose wheel damaging the forward section of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT WINSTED, MN AIRPORT (10D) THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE BADLY. RPM WAS REDUCED AND THE OPERATOR MADE A LEFT HAND 180 DEGREE TURN AND ALIGNED AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY 09. HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED A RIGHT HAND 180 DEGREE TURN BECAUSE HE FELT HE WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY IF HE CONTINUED. AT ABOUT 15 FEET AGL, THE LEFT WING APPEARED TO STALL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST AND THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL DAMAGING THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.