# Incident 20150426006449I: Wilson Michael T MURPHY SPIRIT, Livingston, TX, April 26, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2015, 10:05 local time
- Place: Livingston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6858° N, 95.0181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6858&lon=-95.0181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N193MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N193MW-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson Michael T MURPHY SPIRIT (registry code 05616FH, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-michael-t-murphy-spirit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILSON MICHAEL T MURPHY SPIRIT
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150426006449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT/BUILDER MADE MODIFICATIONS TO BRAKE PEDALS AND WAS PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI IN ORDER TO TEST BRAKES. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT UN-INTENTIONALLY BECAME AIRBORNE. PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND FOR FEAR OF RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY.  AS AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT STALLED. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN FIELD NORTH EAST OF RUNWAY 12.  PILOT REPORTED LANDING GEAR SHEERED OFF,  DAMAGED PROPELLER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN15LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA252), Apr 26, 2015: Michael Wilson Murphy Spirit (N193MW), Livingston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which increased the induced drag and led to the engine having insufficient power to overcome the drag and climb the airplane and resulted in a…

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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