# Incident 20170514004839I: Wagnon Ken J STEWART S-51D, Pensacola, FL, May 14, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2017, 09:52 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4734° N, 87.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENSACOLA INTL (PNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4734&lon=-87.1866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351KW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N351KW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wagnon Ken J STEWART S-51D (registry code 05606UK, https://openairdocs.org/model/wagnon-ken-j-stewart-s-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAGNON KEN J STEWART S-51D
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR CHEVROLET V-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 143 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170514004839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTS HE WAS PLANNING A LOCAL FLIGHT.  AFTER NORMAL TAXI AND RUNUP, APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 35.   AT APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ENGINE HAD A BRIEF ACCELERATION/SURGE WHICH PILOT EXPECTED AND IS NORMAL.  SOON AFTER LIFTOFF, AS THE PILOT LEVELED SLIGHTLY TO INCREASE SPEED FROM 80 -100 KNOTS, HE EXPERIENCED TWO MORE ENGINE SURGING EVENTS.  PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL AND ROLLOUT WAS NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT EXECUTED A SLOW RIGHT TURN TO AVOID RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS AS HE ROLLED OFF END OF PAVEMENT.  PROPELLER BLADE, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND TIP HIT THE MALSR LIGHTS. PILOT WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE A RIGHT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY A1 WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE.  UPON SHUTDOWN PILOT NOTED THAT BOTH FUEL BOOST PUMPS WERE ON.

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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