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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Heady David L LANCAIR ES · Decatur, IL · July 6, 2019

Date: July 6, 2019 · 08:45 local
Place: Decatur, IL
Airport: Decatur Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N146CA
Reported as: Heady David L Lancair ES
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 74 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N146CARegistered now · Heady David L LANCAIR ESS/N ES-023 · Built 2005 Airframe modelHeady David L LANCAIR ES Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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On July 6, 2019 at about 8:45 local time, N146CA veered off of runway 36 during takeoff at Decatur Airport in Decatur, Illinois. After lifting off the PIC lowered the nose in an attempt to prevent what he thought was an imminent stall. This caused the right main gear to contact the pavement and then the nose gear contacted the pavement and was sheered off. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, cowling, nose gear, and right main gear. No injuries were sustained by the pilot or the passenger.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 6, 2019 AT ABOUT 8:45 LOCAL TIME, N146CA VEERED OFF OF RUNWAY 36 DURING TAKEOFF AT DECATUR AIRPORT IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS. AFTER LIFTING OFF THE PIC LOWERED THE NOSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS AN IMMINENT STALL. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO CONTACT THE PAVEMENT AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT AND WAS SHEERED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, COWLING, NOSE GEAR, AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER.