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FAA incident report · Lancair LC-40-550FG · Edistoisland, SC · March 28, 2016

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Date
March 28, 2016 · 17:00 local
Place
Edistoisland, SC
Airport
Private Un-Named Strip
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6500B
Reported as
Lancair LC-40-550FG
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,781 total587 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N6500BRegistered now · Lancair LC-40-550FGS/N 40043 · Built 2002Airframe modelLancair LC-40-550FGEngine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Monday, March 28, 2016 at approximately 1700, N6500B, a Lancair LC40-550FG aircraft, taxied onto the private grass strip locally Named ?edisto international airport? For takeoff on runway 23 near 8671 shell house road, edisto island, south carolina, 29438: 32 degrees 32?17? N by 80 degrees 18? 50? W, (there is no airport designator). The pilot stated that he experienced a nose wheel shimmy which progressively got worse. The throttle was pulled back to idle power and the takeoff was aborted. The front wheel began veering right and subsequently collapsed. The propeller was damaged and the nose gear had sheared off. The complete damage to the aircraft is unknown at this time. There was one POB with no injuries. The aircraft was removed from the runway by the owner before the iic arrived. The iic checked the grass strip?s condition and found it had recently rained but the surface was firm. There were numerous large ant beds throughout the field hidden by approximately 3 inch high grass.

As the FAA filed it

ON MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700, N6500B, A LANCAIR LC40-550FG AIRCRAFT, TAXIED ONTO THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCALLY NAMED ?EDISTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT? FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 23 NEAR 8671 SHELL HOUSE ROAD, EDISTO ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29438: 32 DEGREES 32?17? N BY 80 DEGREES 18? 50? W, (THERE IS NO AIRPORT DESIGNATOR). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY WHICH PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK TO IDLE POWER AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN VEERING RIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AND THE NOSE GEAR HAD SHEARED OFF. THE COMPLETE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THERE WAS ONE POB WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BY THE OWNER BEFORE THE IIC ARRIVED. THE IIC CHECKED THE GRASS STRIP?S CONDITION AND FOUND IT HAD RECENTLY RAINED BUT THE SURFACE WAS FIRM. THERE WERE NUMEROUS LARGE ANT BEDS THROUGHOUT THE FIELD HIDDEN BY APPROXIMATELY 3 INCH HIGH GRASS.