# Incident 20180530010749I: Sopwith PUP (ASEL - BIPLANE), Polk City, FL, May 30, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Polk City, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1805° N, 81.8300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polk City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1805&lon=-81.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sopwith PUP (registry code 3630957, https://openairdocs.org/model/sopwith-pup) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lerhone TYPE C (registry code 40001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lerhone-type-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOPWITH PUP (ASEL - BIPLANE)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180530010749I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW FOR A PHOTO SHOOT. UPON FLYING DOWN THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE COWLING CAME LOOSE AND WAS DISTROYED BY THE SPINING ENGINE. COWLING PIECES RIPPED HOLES IN THE FABRIC AND DAMAGED THE LEADING EDGE.  MAIN SPAR UNDAMAGED.

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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