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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Geci Karl E/Sorg Maurus L ZODIAC CH 601 HD · Saint Marys, PA · July 3, 2016

Date
July 3, 2016 · 10:10 local
Place
Saint Marys, PA
Airport
Saint Marys
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N468MK
Reported as
Geci Karl E/Sorg Maurus L Zodiac CH 601 HD
Reported engine
SUBARU EA-81
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total

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.

The pilot was attempting a high speed taxi on the runway, with no intent to fly. The aircraft's nose porpoised and collapsed the nose gear. The aircraft's propellor sheared off, the firewall was damaged and lower fuselage skin behind the firewall was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON THE RUNWAY, WITH NO INTENT TO FLY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PORPOISED AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLOR SHEARED OFF, THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN BEHIND THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.