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FAA incident report · Flugzeugwerke Altenrhein BUECKER 133 · El Cajon, CA · May 26, 2014

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Date
May 26, 2014 · 09:45 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N54503
Reported as
Flugzeugwerke Altenrhein Buecker 133
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,190 total170 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N54503Registered now · Flugzeugwerke Altenrhein BUECKER 133S/N 41Airframe modelFlugzeugwerke Altenrhein BUECKER 133Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While transitioning from the two-seat to the single-seat model, pilot was performing touch-and-go. After landing, pilot applied take off power and, due to the additional power in the single-seat model, the pilot experienced a torque roll and began to deviate off the runway. He then pulled back power in anticipation of leaving the runway. Aircraft did depart the runway sustaining minor damage to the lower right wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE TWO-SEAT TO THE SINGLE-SEAT MODEL, PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO. AFTER LANDING, PILOT APPLIED TAKE OFF POWER AND, DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL POWER IN THE SINGLE-SEAT MODEL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TORQUE ROLL AND BEGAN TO DEVIATE OFF THE RUNWAY. HE THEN PULLED BACK POWER IN ANTICIPATION OF LEAVING THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DID DEPART THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER RIGHT WING TIP.