# Incident 20160703006839I: Geci Karl E/Sorg Maurus L ZODIAC CH 601 HD, Saint Marys, PA, July 3, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2016, 10:10 local time
- Place: Saint Marys, PA
- Airport: Saint Marys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4125° N, 78.5026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARYS MUNI (OYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4125&lon=-78.5026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N468MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Geci Karl E/Sorg Maurus L ZODIAC CH 601 HD (registry code 0563222, https://openairdocs.org/model/geci-karl-e-sorg-maurus-l-zodiac-ch-601-hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru EA-81 (registry code 59052, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ea-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 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 certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703006839I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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