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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Daniel E Weseman PANTHER LS · Green Cove Spri, FL · March 8, 2015

Date
March 8, 2015 · 15:00 local
Place
Green Cove Spri, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N515XP
Reported as
Daniel E Weseman Panther LS
Reported engine
Corvair GO-140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

On 03/08/2015, at approximately 1500 EST, N515XP was on takeoff roll when the main landing gear collapse on a field strip. The aircraft sustained damages to the landing gear, but were considered minor. There were no injuries.

The pilot was on takeoff roll when he heard a bump sound from the fuel pumps. Pilot decided to abort the takeoff and follow emergency shutdown procedures. However, the pilot had passed the threshold from the runway (overshot) and landed in a bank of sand in which sheared the main landing gear pins thus collapsing the gears. The damages were minimalto the landing gear pins, lower engine cowling and main tires fairing. No other major damages were visible and the pilot walked away from the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 03/08/2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EST, N515XP WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON A FIELD STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE LANDING GEAR, BUT WERE CONSIDERED MINOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

THE PILOT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN HE HEARD A BUMP SOUND FROM THE FUEL PUMPS. PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND FOLLOW EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. HOWEVER, THE PILOT HAD PASSED THE THRESHOLD FROM THE RUNWAY (OVERSHOT) AND LANDED IN A BANK OF SAND IN WHICH SHEARED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PINS THUS COLLAPSING THE GEARS. THE DAMAGES WERE MINIMALTO THE LANDING GEAR PINS, LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND MAIN TIRES FAIRING. NO OTHER MAJOR DAMAGES WERE VISIBLE AND THE PILOT WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.