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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Zaklady Lotnicze 3xtrim Spzoo 3XLS NAVIGATOR 600 · Modesto, CA · June 22, 2015

Date: June 22, 2015 · 14:58 local
Place: Modesto, CA
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N277MT
Reported as: Zaklady Lotnicze 3xtrim Spzoo 3XLS Navigator 600
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N277MTRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2015 · Zaklady Lotnicze 3xtrim Spzoo 3XLS NAVIGATOR 600S/N E72 · Built 2010 Airframe modelZaklady Lotnicze 3xtrim Spzoo 3XLS NAVIGATOR 600 Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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.

Non pilot owner was planning to taxi to fueling area from general aviation operating area but lost control during engine start and struck a retaining wall. Aircraft tail broke off. Damage to engine and wings. Aircraft was determined as destroyed by the insurance company. No passengers were on board. Pilot suffered broken left wrist, bruises and cuts to head and right arm.

As the FAA filed it

NON PILOT OWNER WAS PLANNING TO TAXI TO FUELING AREA FROM GENERAL AVIATION OPERATING AREA BUT LOST CONTROL DURING ENGINE START AND STRUCK A RETAINING WALL. AIRCRAFT TAIL BROKE OFF. DAMAGE TO ENGINE AND WINGS. AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED AS DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. PILOT SUFFERED BROKEN LEFT WRIST, BRUISES AND CUTS TO HEAD AND RIGHT ARM.