# Incident 20140813018619I: Norman G Caruana SQ2000, Clearwater, FL, August 13, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2014, 12:56 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14275, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14275) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norman G Caruana SQ2000 (registry code 05633A1, https://openairdocs.org/model/norman-g-caruana-sq2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C (registry code 41832, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORMAN G CARUANA SQ2000
- People aboard: 2
- 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/20140813018619I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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