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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Steven R Mcneese AIRBORNE EDGE X · Butte, AK · August 2, 2014

Date: August 2, 2014 · 12:40 local
Place: Butte, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N821AK
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC14CA059
Reported as: Steven R Mcneese Airborne Edge X
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 17 total17 in this make and model

N821AKRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2018 · Steven R Mcneese AIRBORNE EDGE XS/N 582-796 Airframe modelSteven R Mcneese AIRBORNE EDGE X

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.

Airman had been "shaking down" the aircraft and this was intended as a high speed taxi only. During high speed taxi, right wing came up and aircraft became airborne. Aircraft crashed into the woods shortly thereafter.

Airman has a mechanic certificate but no pilot certificate of any kind. Aircraft is not certificated; I.e. no airworthiness certificate exists for aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN HAD BEEN "SHAKING DOWN" THE AIRCRAFT AND THIS WAS INTENDED AS A HIGH SPEED TAXI ONLY. DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI, RIGHT WING CAME UP AND AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

AIRMAN HAS A MECHANIC CERTIFICATE BUT NO PILOT CERTIFICATE OF ANY KIND. AIRCRAFT IS NOT CERTIFICATED; I.E. NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE EXISTS FOR AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC14CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPalmer, AKThe non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain directional control while performing a high speed taxi test and inadvertent lift-off, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees and terrain.Aug 2, 2014 · Substantial damage