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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Norman G Caruana SQ2000 · Clearwater, FL · August 13, 2014

Date: August 13, 2014 · 12:56 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N14275
Reported as: Norman G Caruana SQ2000
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N14275Registered now · Norman G Caruana SQ2000S/N 31 · Built 2014 Airframe modelNorman G Caruana SQ2000 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-C1CReciprocating

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What happened

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

At about 1:00 pm on Wednesday 8/13/2014, pilot advised ground control that he was intended to carry out a high speed taxi with a possible lift off and immediate landing. The pilot taxied to run way 18L and speeded up to about 80 knots and rotated. The aircraft lifted approximately 1 to 2 feet off the runway. The pilot immediately shut off power and landed back on the runway, at which point the nose gear collapsed and aircraft skidded to a halt onto the grass on the right side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AT ABOUT 1:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY 8/13/2014, PILOT ADVISED GROUND CONTROL THAT HE WAS INTENDED TO CARRY OUT A HIGH SPEED TAXI WITH A POSSIBLE LIFT OFF AND IMMEDIATE LANDING. THE PILOT TAXIED TO RUN WAY 18L AND SPEEDED UP TO ABOUT 80 KNOTS AND ROTATED. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF POWER AND LANDED BACK ON THE RUNWAY, AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A HALT ONTO THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.