# Incident 20140823016899I: Pitcairn PA-7S, Rockland, ME, August 23, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2014, 18:20 local time
- Place: Rockland, ME
- Airport: Knox County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0601° N, 69.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOX COUNTY RGNL (RKD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0601&lon=-69.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13158, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13158) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pitcairn PA-7S (registry code 7180406, https://openairdocs.org/model/pitcairn-pa-7s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 760A B D E&ET (registry code 67009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITCAIRN PA-7S
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 760A B D E&ET
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140823016899I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT RKD, A GRASS STRIP THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE PAVED RUNWAY 21. THIS WAS A MUSEUM SPONSORED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT.  DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A BACKFIRE AND SPUTTER THAT RESULTED IN REDUCED POWER FROM THE ENGINE.  THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, SET IDLE AND APPLIED BRAKING.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD NEARLY COME TO A STOP WHEN A SLIGHT DIP IN THE RUNWAY WAS ENCOUNTERED THAT RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY NOSING OVER.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROP TIPS, LOWER ENGINE COWL AND WHEEL PANTS.

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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